Observation: Turnagain

Location: Tincan

Date:

January 16, 2017 2:00pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Tincan uptrack to common bowl. Snow felt upside down in deeper windblown places towards the ridge and other areas could feel the old hardpack. Cold and breezy on the ridge.

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Observer Comments

Didn't see much other then small surface sluffing on steep convex rollovers.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Light snow and decent vis.

Snowpack

Pit at 2,000', north aspect, 23 slope, height of snow 135cm, pit 90cm. CTV failed in some 4finger snow 90cm down. ECTX. Multiple layers of BSH, recent and old.

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