Observations
Eagle River – South Fork – Harp & Lynx area
Red flags (obvious signs of instability):
- None observed
Weather:
- Sunny with light SE wind and temps in the 20s (some plumbing observed over higher peaks deeper in the Chugach)
Surface conditions:
- Generally 3-12″ light, dry snow with exposed windward terrain scoured to old hard wind slab, bare rocks, tundra etc.
Snowpack:
Snowpack profiles along ridge between Harp and Lynx:
Lynx start zone snowpit (4442′, 268 degree West aspect, 33 degree slope, 127cm HS, ECTPV Q2 at 59cm, 13cm 4F facet layer between P hard wind slabs):
