Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
High winds from NW through day, dropped off after 2pm. Heavy snowfall until ~1pm. 15cm new snow fell on skintrack in sheltered terrain between 10am to 2:30pm. Hand shear tests on multiple aspects yielded easy planar results. Ski penetration 15-20cm. Skied only low angle terrain, snow was deep, light and delightful. Having issues adding photos in the app sorry.
Avalanche
6500 ft, East facing, near ridgeline in cement basin - slab avalanche in steep rocky terrain below small cornice. Remote trigger when making kick turn in skin track in lower angle terrain below ridge. Slab entrained dry snow and knocked skier off feet in skin track, not carried, no injuries. Observed natural avalanches on ridgeline and below cliffs on NE facing terrain near East peak.