| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Road Observation Turnagain Pass
Girdwood to Johnson Pass Trailhead at 3 pm.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Natural wet loose snow avalanches on all aspects. The majority of the activity was from 1000'-3000'
Recent glide avalanches and cracks getting wider!
Above freezing temperatures and sunshine
Weather
Partly cloudy
Light winds
Temperature 41F @ 1000'
Few rain drops on the drive
Snow surface
Roller balls, runnels, reflective in some sunny spots, saturated at road level
Snowpack
Observers in Girdwood Valley reported that it was very easy to initiate loose "push-a-lanches" from skis that picked up a lot of snow.
Some folks in Seattle Creek reported natural wet loose avalanches from above in the afternoon.
A glide avalanche in motion was spotted from the Seward Highway this morning 7:58 am!
Wet loose avalanches on multiple aspects, Todd's Bowl
Tincan with wet loose activity off of CFR and a good view of surface conditions at lower elevations
Glide cracks and avalanches near the Seattle Ridge up-track
Wet loose on Magnum West Face and h2o in the snowpack shining in the sun!
Seattle Ridge glide cracks and avalanches with a kiter.
Wet loose avalanches on the West Face of Lipps
Baby glide avalanche, there are more and more of these popping on Seattle Ridge