Wrather and McGinnis

Quick report

There was so much activity visible from the road that I took a detour on my drive home from work to check it out! McGinnis: multiple point releases with extensive failure directly below cliff bands and steep convex rollovers. All appeared to be naturally triggered, with significant runout and entrainment. Red arrows show the most significant regions. Wrather: huge crown visible from the road and extending rock-to-rock from the Shark's Fin to the spine, with impressive runout - probably over 1k feet! Couldn't tell what the crown depth was, but it must be pretty big to be visible from this distance. Several point releases are also visible below cliff bands and convex rollovers, as noted in the McGinnis observation.

Avalanche

Size

D1.5

Count

2

Aspect

SE

Trigger

N

Elevation

2000 ft

Multiple point releases visible on McGinnis, with extensive failure directly below cliff bands and steep convex rollovers. All appeared to be naturally triggered, with significant runout and entrainment. Red arrows show the most significant regions.