Merry Christmas!

JonBeaupre , Wednesday 18th December, 2024 5:15PM

Profile dig at 1920m elevation on 34 degree angle slope, North facing. Snow height - 160cm 160 - 105: New snow - Fist 105 - 102: MFcr - Pencil minus - Decomposing 102 - 75: 4 finger ECTX CTM15 down 45 (RP) - We assumed it failed on the interface between the new snow and the previous storm snow.

Wind was changing direction during the day. Hard to say which direction at ridge top due to low visibility. Snow transport at tree line and below tree line.

Few storm slab avalanche size 1 to 1.5 on steep alpine features. All of them natural during the am. Small cookies on steep convex rolls.