Valanga

West Mountain, Lone Tree

George HalcomWest Mountains
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Quick report

Good skiing above 7400 on 2 plus inches of new snow on a crust... recent solar induced cornice fall and wind slab avalanches beneath cornice just large enough to injure and bury a person likely happened towards end of the stormTuesday.

No cracks or collapses,

Weather

Air Temp
24
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
previous
Rain Elevation
Not Observed
Recent Snowfall
3
Snow Avail For Transport
small smounts

Clear and Warm with full Sun, mostly Light SW wind with gusts into the moderate range.

Snowpack

Pretty stable snowpack capped with new soft 1 finger powder on a rain crust and or crust combinations in the upper foot depending on solar influence/aspect .  One pit had moderate to hard ECT results 20cm below on small surface hoar. Facets and preserved stellars. Temps may cook this layer as the difference was only 1 degree C 30 cm below the surface.

Avalanche

3 solar induced Cornice falls and wind slab underneath D2&D1 NE on Lone Tree NNW aspect, above Poison Lake, East aspect and Council Mountain NE aspect.