Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
-HN24: 3-10'' resting on supportable melt freeze crust -Snow felt cohesionless and test slopes did not fail on skin up -Cornices were reactive to stomps and failed - Cornice drops did not initiate slab activity (several moderate sized cornices were dropped onto steep terrain)
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 10 inches
Wind was variable today from the west light to strong with intense busts of snow.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2 R2
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- NE
- Trigger
- AR
- Elevation
- 6200 ft
SS-ASu-D2R2-I Avalanche occurred on NE aspect at 6200' slope angle 35 degrees Crown Hight 8-12'' Width 200' Avalanche failed on faceted melt freeze crust Ridder triggered avalanche from top of path. They were not caught or carried due to speed carried into the bowl and exited the slab from the bottom. A close call.