Valanga

Crystal Mountain, East Peak

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Quick report

Widespread melt-freeze crust on all solar aspects with an inch or two of new snow on top. The crust was mostly supportable above 5500' and breakable below. Wind loading observed up at the East Peak/Platinum Peak ridgeline.

Weather

Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
moderate
Recent Snowfall
5
Snow Avail For Transport
small smounts

Overcast skies most of the day with a couple brief sunbreaks in the afternoon. Moderate SW winds with strong gusts up at ridgeline at 2pm. Intermittent S1-S2 with lots of graupel.

Avalanche

Saw some wet loose debris and pinwheels that looked a few days old. Nothing larger than D1.