Observation Date: 01/27/2019

Route/Location:
We climbed the south facing gully east of the pinball, dug a safe pit near the entrance, and skied it in near perfect corn.

Weather:
The wind was ripping out of the West all day, but with little snow available for transport, warm temps and sun I think the wind helped keep the snow surface cooler and the wet snow activity at bay.

Wind:

New Snow: No New Snow

Avalanche Activity:
In our pit ~ 8250ft, south facing we got an ECTP-29 down 20 cm on what seemed to be the interface between the new snow from last weekend, and storm from last Wednesday. We performed a prop-saw test to check the reactivity of this layer and got 99/100. About mid-way down the gully, there was some wet debris that shed from the western wall, maybe from yesterday but other than that conditions felt like it could have been mid-March.

Other Comments:

Observer: Ned Gall