Avalanche

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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

Snow skied upside-down, similar to yesterday but with more effects from the wind.  Winds shifted SW to E midday and maintained moderate to strong at ridgetops. The most sensitive interface was within the storm snow or at the old/new interface; pit yielded no distinct Feb. 18th layer or results deeper.  The avalanche we triggered appeared to be on buried stellars down 40 cm.  I expect conditions to be trending more hazardous with more wind trending into the middle elevations; slabs were setting up near the end of the day and more sensitive as the day progressed. 

We remotely triggered a small pocket on a northeast aspect. Other pockets of isolated storm slab/wind slab pulled out on steep rollovers.

Weather

Cloud Cover
scattered

Weather was as turbulent as forecasted; in and out periods of sunshine and intense snowfall. Winds shifted easterly around noon and remained easterly upon departure. Interestingly more intense in the middle elevations.

Avalanche

We triggered several small avalanches on steeper rollovers