Mammoth Lakes Trees Area - North Facing Aspect

Quick report

Collapsing

isolated

The first day, snow was completely stable and snow was soft. The second day, it had snowed 8-11 inches which changed the stability. Snow was really good powder and awesome skiing. Sluff releases were as expected, setting off more powder below. There was only one release in each Gully. Our party skied more cautiously than aggressive. Overall, I would go ski there again. It was really stable after the point releases.

Avalanche

Not a high concern to our party. Sluff set off small point releases as we skied gullies in trees. It was completely manageable and expected. It only occurred on first turns off the summit into the gullies. It was triggered by skiing. No one was caught. And it was only 5-10 feet across, a couple feet deep in parts, and loose snow.