Overcast, 19F, with generally SW winds ranging from calm to moderate and moving snow.
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: Glen Alps - low elevation SW side of Flattop
Quick solo tour after work to see conditions and ski sheltered powder. Ventured toward aspect on Flattop where small avalanche reported yesterday. Talked with two other ski parties (1 skied SW Aspects of False O’Malley, 1 skied low angle snow pockets on Blueberry Knoll) No one reported seeing any shooting cracks or hearing any whumpfs this evening. Weekend snow layer was reactive and both wind and sun crusts had formed during the day making riding conditions spatially variable.
Weather
Snow surface
Snow surface varied greatly from soft powder to wind board and even sun crust on SW aspects from the couple of hours of sunshine today (this was also reported by 2 skiers on False O'Malley). Changes occurred in as few as 30-50 feet.
Snowpack
Date: 20230410 Time: 1930 Location: 61°5'39" N 149°40'45" W Aspect: W 257 Elevation: 2530ft Slope angle: 29 surface = smooth
Tests STE 102, STM 82, STM32 ECTN8 102, PST 94/100 52
Major Layers
114cm HS
F
109
F
102
F
98
4F with pockets of K
82
F
68
1-4F
32
4F
28
4F
18
F
13
F
0 Ground
Wind scour on Flattop
Sun Crust on SW aspects
Major layers and hardnesses
New snow not well bonded; no slab at this location
PST on the 82cm upper interface