Avalanche

Skeetawk- observation and avalanche on Frostbite

Fallon ConnollyHatcher Pass
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Quick report

Light rain in the morning. One avalanche, no other red flags. No other red flags were observed, we did not dig a pit

Weather

Air Temp
33
Cloud Cover
overcast

A warm, overcast day that trended cleared in the afternoon with the sun poking out around 1pm. It was raining at 1700ft in the morning, with temperatures in the mid 30s to around 40F. At the Frostbite SNOTEL temps were 33F around 11am and rose up to 38F by 5pm.

Snowpack

The snow at low elevations is like mashed potatoes.

Avalanche

Size
D2 R2
Type
SS
Aspect
NE
Elevation
3600 ft

Hard to tell where the rain/snow line was. The start zone to this path was probably on or near the rain/snow line. Seemed like a soft slab that was triggered by the added moisture from warm temps and rain/snow on the snowpack breaking the bonds of a faceted layer near the base of the snowpack.