Quick report
No signs of instability observed other than recent wet avalanche activity.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- none
- Snow Avail For Transport
- none
Socked in with light to moderate rainfall from 1230 to 1430.
Snowpack
At mid elevations found HS of 50-100cm. All of the recent new snow was rain and melt water affected down to a prominent, boot-supportable crust at 30cm above the ground. Snowpack was not fully drained as water was found in melt form layers above the crust. Snow was still found at valley bottom along the Nooksack, but a consistent snowpack not found until at least 3500'-4000'. Most snow melted or slid off very steep, rocky or brushy terrain up to 5500'.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2
- Type
- WL
- Aspect
- N
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 5000 ft
About a half dozen wet avalanches likely triggered by heavy overnight rainfall. Mostly initiated in steep terrain under cliffs, etc. Some gouged down to the ground or picked up rock and dirt, streaks present in the track. Most were about D1.5 in size but a few to D2 and one D2.5 starting from >5000' on Table.