Ski Jump – Residency
2nd sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Ski Jump @106529
Mar 11 – May 31, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Chatham Strait, Airborne Season
Spring in the Strait means cold water and every excuse to launch myself skyward.
42 m
Deepest dive
1:24
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 81
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | 47 m | 5.8°C | 40 m |
| May 31, 2026 | 100 m | 8.6°C | 42 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
42 m
Deepest dive
1:24
Longest dive
12
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
81
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (100 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 31, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 100 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 47 m – 100 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.8°C – 8.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.