Quick report
Few instabilities observed during our tour across many hand shear tests, small test slopes, 2 practice/test pit sites. Only thing of note were SC results on an interface 30cm down. No signs of active wind transport today, some isolated wind slabs, no red flag signs, all avalanche debris appeared multiple days old. No signs of windloading in the location of the avalanche
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
Snowpack
Test pits nearby at 5,240' NE slope showed a weak interface (DF) ~30cm down, repeated tests showed CTV-M SC in all cases on that layer 30cm down, no results on EFC
Avalanche
5150’ ENE SS-ASu-S D1 Storm Slab 30cm down on Decomposing Fragments Steep (~50 deg) unsupported slope. Was able to hip check the wall and arrest before getting carried