Avalanche

Council Mountain

George HalcomWest Mountains
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Quick report

Lingering possibility of triggering a 2 foot deep slab. Fresh soft slab on surface surface hoar buried around 2/24 about 10-12 inches deep.

We didn't see any red flags or any instability. We did see many large natural avalanches.

Weather

Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
previous
Rain Elevation
6850
Recent Snowfall
27
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Warm clear and sunny, the surface was starting to soften in the afternoon.

Snowpack

2 cm melt freeze crust on all aspects. Buried Surface Hoar under the top 15cm ECTP 11 and buried surface hoar from 2/14 ECTP 26.

Avalanche

Size
D2.5 R3
Count
3
Aspect
N
Trigger
N
Elevation
7500 ft

Multiple natural avalanches along the ridgeline in E through NW.