Avalanche

Illumination Saddle

Avalanche.org observerMt Hood
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Quick report

No major signs of instability on the way / around illumination saddle. Didn't see any natural avalanches in the crater. Pretty amazing skiing down zig zag... Looked like bombs at meadows didn't move much...

Avalanche

Looked like a few natural avalanches lower down in zig zag canyon (photo attached) where the snowpack was thinner. Maybe one up high on top of steel cliffs / crater but other than that things were surprisingly stable!