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Found nice and creamy, sun-softened wind-buff up #SoFo today. However, experienced red flags in the form of whumphing/collapsing between 700-900m and pockets of reactive wind slab (as pictured in photo and marked by waypoint on map). Both wind and persistent slab problems exist. Persistent weak layers include widespread depth hoar and basal facets plus heavily faceted grains around buried rain and melt-freeze crusts. Today, slope angles were kept mellow with the utmost attention paid to terrain management (i.e. generally mellow slopes conducive to effective slope cutting and with clear escape options). The cold northerly wind was definitely noticeable as it filtered in through the afternoon and evening. Clear and cold high pressure is upon us for the remainder of the work week. High consequence persistent slab problems exist region-wide throughout Southcentral #Alaska. If you get out into the #mountains, don’t get lured into the lair of sleeping persistent slab #avalanche dragons as you seek out the golden #pow. That said, get out and enjoy your #PublicLands! #ChugachStatePark

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