Sunny
Temperatures in the 20°Fs
Calm winds on tour - A little bit of flagging observed from afar on Pastoral ridge
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Kickstep pocket glacier
Toured from Center Ridge lot to the Kickstep pocket glacier
Weather
Snow surface
Soft faceting snow with surface hoar on top on northerly to westerly protected slopes
Wet loose avalanche activity on steep southerlies - occurred on Friday 3.5.21
Sun crust on steep southerlies, some softening later in the day no new wet loose observed.
Wind crust trending to sastrugi with surface hoar in wind affected terrain
Snowpack
Dug two pits at 3000'. One in a more protected spot and one in a more wind affected spot.
Pit #1: West aspect, 22° slope HS: could not hit the ground. Pit depth 100 cm. Surface hoar on at the surface wind crust with small facets just below, 2.9 facets 20 cm down CT14 (x2), ECTN14, 1.28 facets 35 cm down CT25 (x2), ECTN24.
Pit # 2: Scoured area, west aspect, HS 260 cm, pit depth 100 cm. Series of wind slab layers, one layer of small facets 20 cm down. No results with stability tests.
Wind effect in the valley
Wind transport on Pastoral
Wet loose avalanche activity in the Library
More wet loose avalanche activity and glide cracks in the Library
Surface hoar on a thin wind crust
Snowpit at 3000'
Small wet loose avalanche
Wet loose avalanches approach to Kickstep pocket glacier
Skier triggered avalanche that occurred on 2.28.21 below Hippy Bowl
Wind effect on Sunburst NW side