Lutak Zone

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Observations date
Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 20:00
Location
59.347730° N 135.621260° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Lutak Zone

Snow conditions

Snow conditions were:
  • Crusty
  • Hard

Information

Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.

Comments

Lutak Zone: Observed D2 slide from last week, crown was about 30-45cm thick. E aspect near 3000ft. Snowpack: Series of crusts/slabs from 10-60cm deep. Between each harder layer (1F) was a thick fist-hard layer of facetted snow. Upon isloation, a column failed at two different spots: 30cm and 50cm deep. Q2 sudden planar on both. These layers were whumphing and failing on us throughout the day. Originally posted on Haines Avalanche by Erik Stevens on 13/1/2018