Avalanche

Mission Peak

Ben HEast Slopes Central
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

Found a wide variety of surface conditions from stiff wind board to unsupportable slush to slick crusts depending on aspect, elevation, and time. I was able to trigger a wet loose avalanche with a ski cut in the recently deposited snow that ran on a slick crust. On a steep NE aspect at 6800’. Cracking observed in some areas that still held cold wind loaded snow. Drifts were generally shallow this far east.

Avalanche

Size
D1
Aspect
NE
Trigger
AS
Elevation
6800 ft

Triggered D1 wet loose avalanche with ski cuts on a NE aspect at 6800’. Entrained the recently deposited snow from this week and ran on a slick bed surface.