Avalanche

Irwin Cat-Ski tenure

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Weather

CLR -> SCT -> X, Snow started around 1445, minimal accumulation, Mod winds up high with Mod snow transport, mild temps

Snowpack

50" storm settled to 34 overnight and the storm slab problem disappeared with it. Wind slabs in EBM - Bender, Sonic, Pre-E, 5# air blast in Bender apron produced a small d1.5 that didn't get moving very far.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5 R1
Count
3
Aspect
SE
Trigger
AB
Elevation
11600 ft

a few natural avalanches in periphery but hard to get good eyes on them. Appears that the UWW, UUWW and New World went thru a widespread natural cycle during the storm and filled back in. No crowns visible but debris fields in Robinson are still noticeable. EBM produced D1-1.5 wind slabs and air blast in apron didn't produce significant results. SS-AE-R3-D1.5-S MF (30cm x 10m x 100m) SS-AE-R3-D1.5-S MF (30cm x 10m x 100m) SS-ABc-R1-D1.5-S PP (30cm x 30m x 30m)