Valanga

SE facing Bowl on Mount Hood

Andreas DeGraeveMt Hood
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Quick report

Three small point release wet loose avalanches occurred in a SE facing bowl at 5900' Snow was warming throughout the day especially on South facing slopes

Weather

Air Temp
52
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
none
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Snowpack

Digging 120cm on a north facing slope revealed mostly melt forms with 2 melt freeze crusts on the upper half (@8cm and 27cm). A thicker rain crust was discovered at the bottom of the pit. A CT and ECT revealed fracturing at the 27cm crust but no propagation with the ECT (CT22Q1, ECTN22).

Avalanche

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