Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Skookum Glacier to multiple valleys on south side of drainage. High point 3,300′ ish. One small natural wind slab.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
One small natural wind slab on East facing subridge on south side of Skookum drainage, ~3,000' in elevation. Estimated at 200' wide, 6" deep, running only around 100'.
*Wind loading by outflow NW winds at elevations above 2,000'.
Mostly sunny. Strong ridgetop winds from NW, snow transport and plumes widespread along ridgelines. Temps in the 20'sF.
4-8" of soft powder snow over a firmer wind effected base.
Only assessed the new/old snow interface. Around 10-16" of settled storm snow from the past two systems (last 5 days).
Pit: NE @ 1,200'
ECTP 13,15,11 all three tests failed 10" down on weak snow right at the new/old snow interface. Weak layer was a mix of stellars and near surface facets. Roughly 1" thick layer of near surface facets sits on a stout crust at this elevation.
Informal pit at 3,000', W aspect.
16" storm snow over weak older snow (no crust seen). Stubborn hand pit, much more stubborn that pit at 1,200'.