Quick report
We skied Herman saddle to mazama and secret bowl and exited the same way. Mazama and secret bowl didn’t significantly warm up by our decent (around 10:30) and showed no signs of instability. We were originally going for stoneman but the eastern aspects (observed from the top of secret bowl) were very warm, so we returned the way we came. Some significant cornices near the top of secret, and a few glide cracks. We managed to set a boot pack that mostly avoided both hazards on the lookers left. On our way out we saw a significant avalanche below east gully which reaffirmed our decision to not ski stoneman. Some wet loose sluffing by 12 when we exited on Herman saddle.
Avalanche
- Size
- D3
- Aspect
- E
- Elevation
- 4100 ft
Saw a large slide below east gully on our way out, none of us saw it in the morning when we left, so we are pretty sure it happened today. Ran into the creek and collapsed one of the snow bridges.