Avalanche

Summit area

Andrew DoughtyEastern Alaska Range
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Quick report

This is probably our most active avalanche cycle this year. There problems all combined at once, wet, storm, and our persistent weak layer being trigger by humans. Putting yourself in a spot to trigger the persistent weak layer could have a very poor result.

Be careful with the new snow, a great weekend to enjoy the fresh snow in low angle terrain.

Widespread shed cycle with the new snow.

Weather

Air Temp
30-35
Cloud Cover
few
Wind Loading
none
Rain Elevation
3500
Recent Snowfall
12
Snow Avail For Transport
large amounts

Heavy snow last night to a clear calm day today

Snowpack

The natural avalanches are breaking in the new storm layer.

 The 2 reported human triggered slides were remotely triggered with up to a 6ft crown breaking on the weak layer above the wind board.

Avalanche

Numerous natural avalanches from the storm slab and wet solar slides. Several large human trigger slides reported in College basin.