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Bagley Lakes Basin North Aspects

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Quick report

Despite the fairly recent slab noted in this observation, things were locked in and extremely stable. Ski penetration around 6" maximum. I skied steep open slopes with no reactivity. Quality was great above 4800', below I started noticing the crust. The overnight cooling and decrease in precipitation rate contributed to my impression of a stable snow pack. Visibility was challenging to start, improved for a few hours, then went to full on white room as the snow started to fall at little after 1400.

Avalanche

Size
D2
Aspect
N
Trigger
N
Elevation
4800 ft

Freshish debris from slab that looked like it pulled out overnight before things cooled and set up. Crown estimated at 1-2', 50 yards wide. Debris looked like it did some gouging on the way down.