Avalanche

Eliot glacier

Off duty ski patrollerMt Hood
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Quick report

Ice fall triggered wet loose.

Weather

Air Temp
Around 30
Cloud Cover
clear

Clear, light winds from the north.

Avalanche

Size
D2 R2
Type
WL
Aspect
N
Trigger
NI
Elevation
10000 ft

Wet loose avalanche that released from an icefall on the upper Eliot. Old debris in the morning, but I saw recent debris on my way out. Did not see the avalanche occur, but it was quite large. Ran all the way to a bench just above the second icefall.