Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2042 m
- Slope Angle
- 39°
Total HS was 3' (83cm) and as I went back into thinner (more shallow) and steeper portions of the slope it became easier to trigger an extended column test with propagation. All of these failures were on facets 6" off the ground.
1st ECT-ECTP27@15cm
2nd ECT- ECTP16@15cm
3rd ECT-ECTP5@15cm
We also went to look at the Avalanche in GB No that was first reported to the UAC on January 19th as part of this REPORT.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Photo of a human triggered wet slab avalanche failing on facets at 6700' northwest facing slope. Isolated to the terrain feature.</p> <p> Photo of a natural avalanche on an east facing slope at 6800'. This looks to have failed during the storm as there was fresh snow on the debris in the creek. Approximately 1' deep x 70 wide and ran 100' vertical into the creek. </p>
Thin melt-freeze crust on surface up to 7300'. Above 7300'-7800' was a melt freeze crust with an 1" of new snow on the top of the crust. Above 7800' the crust was not present and it was soft new snow travel.