Avalanche

Holden Village- Copper Creek

Bellingham Mountain RescueEast Slopes Central
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Quick report

Collapsing
widespread

Skinning from Holden Village up towards Copper Basin, we observed large wet piles in every slide path. We traveled very cautiously and avoided avalanche terrain. In the lower Copper Basin we observed active Wet Loose avalanches flushing off most every aspect.

Weather

Air Temp
34
Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
none
Rain Elevation
unk / high
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
none

OVC/OBS RA-2

Snowpack

Saturated surface snow and wet rounds (Surface to 56cm). Very sloppy travel conditions and active rain. Poor skiing.

Avalanche

Size
D3.5
Aspect
E
Trigger
N
Elevation
7000 ft

Large wet piles in every historic slide path