Observation: Girdwood

Location: Penguin Peak and Orca

Date:

January 3, 2019 1:00pm

Observer:

H. Thamm Professional

Route & General Observations

2-3 glide avalanches on S facing slopes of Penguin Peak and one crack still intact. Starting zone was around 2000′.

N aspect of Orca had recent debris

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Glide avalanches - released with in the last 2-3 days. One of these was seen on Monday.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

27F along the road.
Calm winds
Mostly sunny

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