Quick report
Very large avalanche on North side of Baker that broke in evening of 4/28 or early hours of 4/29. Generally fantastic riding conditions above 5k on cold snow with light wind affect. Generally right side up snowpack with some light wind affect. Moderate hand shears on new snow/old snow interface.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- light
- Rain Elevation
- 2,500'
- Recent Snowfall
- 30-45
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Mostly cloudy with some sun breaks.
Snowpack
30-45cm of new cold snow from 4/27-4/29 over 10cm of new, heavy snow from 4/26 above 5,000'. Rain below 5,000' on 4/26. Below this new snow is a supportable crust of variable thickness atop saturated wet grains. Yesterday afternoon, water could be wrung out of these grains.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- NW
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 8500 ft
Very large avalanche on North side of Mount Baker and large calving of Colfax Icefall.