SS-N-3-N/O 42¡ Ð> 265¡ @3,200'. Pits from similar aspects and altitudes had surface hoar (V) 1-2mm and compression tests (on 2/8, 2 days later) exhibited easy to moderate failures on somwhat uneven but fast shears (Q2). crown was >100cm, ~100m across. Hx: On 2/5-2/6 over 100cm of new snow fell with moderate winds out of the East. By 2/8 this layer had compacted to 60-120cm depending on aspect and altitude. This avalanched late 2/6 or early 2/7. The tracks next to it are from 2/7. Bold! Tincan Ridge, Kenai Mountains, Alaska. February 2006