Avalanche

Pucker Face

Brent FullertonTetons
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Quick report

Convex rollover on unsupported east face. Rapid warming despite late afternoon cloud cover. Release happened in and around shallow rock band

Weather

Cloud Cover
scattered
Wind Loading
none

Mid afternoon- mild wind, increasing temperatures, increasing cloud cover

Avalanche

Size
D1
Type
SS
Aspect
E
Trigger
AS
Elevation
10000 ft

Dropped in second track on rider left of Pucker @ 1:25pm. Previous track was from earlier in the day. Point release on convex rollover 3rd turn- crown size 8-12”. Caught and carried down the apron. No injuries. Self extracted with 2 riding partners below deposit zone.