Valanga

Sgts

George HalcomSalmon River Mountains
Vedi sulla mappa
Foto dell’osservazione 1Foto dell’osservazione 2Foto dell’osservazione 3Foto dell’osservazione 4

Quick report

Fairly stable spring snowpack with surface freezing overnight yet layers in the upper 1-2 feet are moist from meltwater saturation.

Weather

Air Temp
36
Cloud Cover
clear
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Snowpack

Very spring like snow pack, failures in the upper foot, or due to saturation from melt water. Failures in compression did not propagate in extended column tests

Avalanche

Size
D1 R1
Type
WL
Aspect
SW
Trigger
N
Elevation
7509 ft

Small relatively harmless wet loose.