Avalanche

Bullion Basin

Ben PontecorvoWest Slopes South
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Quick report

Cracking
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Snow was surprisingly stable. We started out extremely cautious and edged into steeper terrain (which we had considered out) as confidence grew - the only instabilities were isolated cracking on wind loaded ridges 3+ feet of new, very wind effected now. Travel was extremely slow .Biggest dangers was falling into tree wells and getting stuck. Snowed heavily until afternoon

Avalanche

Happened on Bullion Basin and Crown Peak, probably overnight. Most of the debris was already covered