Detailed Observation
Date | 2019-10-13 |
Location | Haines |
Observer | Jeff Moskowitz |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Haines Pass Zone: At the green shack sunny and clear, 29F, light winds, HS40cm with 20cm of supportable crust to the ground. Above 4,500ft 20-70cm of lightly wind blown sastrugi pow. At 5,500ft E-SE aspect HS110cm 1F rounds down to 5cm K re-froze facets. No stability tests were performed. Shallower snowpack near ridgelines and some visible wind effect. Loose natural slide (L-N-R1-D1.5-S) observed on SE-aspect of Twin Sisters ran ~750ft entraining new snow from the previous storm cycle.