Detailed Observation
Date | 2020-03-03 |
Location | Valdez |
Observer | Gareth Brown |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Comstock Basin up to 1700', North aspect, Clear becoming partly cloudy, no precip, calm.
Collapsing: No Shooting Cracks: No Avalanches: Numerous sluffs in terrain steeper than 40°, Sluffs did not create further avalanche activity.
Found 2 feet of settled storm snow that hadn't yet formed a cohesive slab. Hand shear tests scored moderate to hard.