Lawine

1/4 mile pas Hyas Lake on the Mt. Daniel approach at about 3,650 ft elevation

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Quick report

- Breakable crust layer starting at Cathedral Rock Trailhead past Hyas Lakes - Snow then softened from warming, with some sections of extreme glopping on skins even after skin wax applied - Mt. Daniel glacier the snow was excellent! Very stable, right side up, and only small point trigger release from trees and rocks warming in the sun - we had mostly sun all day, but a low cloud/wind weather system rolled in at our transition point at 7,430’ - overall stability was excellent

Avalanche

Size
D3 R3
Aspect
E
Trigger
N
Elevation
5000 ft

- East facing - Naturally occurring, assuming from heated rocks/trees as the release trigger is - Avalanche runout walls up to 20’ in places - Width was up to 80’ - Assuming this occurred during the mid March warm in by when Seattle reached 70+