Quick report
•Recent N & E arctic winds have scoured terrain at mid and upper elevations, mainly on exposed ridgeline
•Numerous point release, dry loose avalanches (D1) on all aspects at upper elevations
•Observed one (maybe two) persistent slab avalanches from the 2/17 cycle on the E aspect of Running Rabbit mountain in the starting zone of Shed 10.
Weather
- Air Temp
- Below freezing
- Cloud Cover
- scattered
- Wind Loading
- light
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Light W winds transporting minimal amounts of snow ridgeline
Avalanche
- Size
- D2
- Type
- HS
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- E
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 7200 ft
Appears that two seperate, persistent slab avalanches failed in the same neighborhood in the upper starting zone of Shed 10 during the 2/17 storm.