Avalanche

burro lake pass

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Quick report

Cracking
widespread

We observed a lot of blowing snow and variable surface conditions. Where the old snow is exposed, it is bullet! The new snow was quickly being subliminated by the strong winds. We saw widespread cracking where the new snow fell on the of melt freeze snow.

Weather

Air Temp
near freezing
Cloud Cover
broken
Wind Loading
intense
Recent Snowfall
10
Snow Avail For Transport
moderate amounts

Avalanche

Size
D1 R2
Type
SS
Aspect
NE
Trigger
AS
Elevation
11200 ft

A skier triggered a D1 wind slab in the new snow on a NE ATL.