Quick report

Essex

Avalanche.org observerFlathead Range & Glacier NP
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Quick report

Cracking
Observed
Collapsing
Observed

The other Essex post was very thorough. Below 5k was bottomless cold powder that settled and cracked with every step with freezing rain crust on top. Above 5k was some of the worst glopping skinning we have ever experienced.