Avalanche

Lundy

Sean SmollenEastside Region
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Quick report

I headed up Lundy Canyon to check out the coverage and left my options open on whether I would go for a hike or attempt to ski. I left the truck at 9:00 am, toxically optimistic, to seek out some semblance of a surficial freeze or supportable travel as I gained elevation. I walked in trail runners for a brief period before putting my boots on at about 8300'. I did a bit of bushwacking, some time-consuming wallowing in deep wet snow, and kept my head on a swivel while working the terrain to reduce my overhead hazard as temperatures warmed. I moved westward around north-facing terrain to 9400' at 11:30 am, at which point I found increasing boot penetration and measured a shaded air temp of 60 ° F. I decided to begin egressing back to the trailhead and descended through some deep, wet, manky snow until I reached a supportable apron of old avalanche debris. I put the trailrunners back on and hiked back to my truck. 

I could hear rockfall throughout my hike/swhwack/ski, as well as the eerie sound of water running beneath the snowpack at times.

I found deep, wet snow nearly everywhere there was snow.

Weather

Air Temp
68
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
none
Rain Elevation
16000
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
none

Hot. Light gusting moderate southwest winds this morning.

Snowpack

Nearly all the snow I managed to travel on today was unsupportable, wet, isothermal, and composed of meltforms. I found supportable travel on old piles of debris.

Avalanche

Surprisingly, I did not find any recent avalanches on my tour (hike?) or on my drive.