Quick report
- Cracking
- specific
A bit winder than some fx. Likely 16 degrees as fx. Triggered very small isolated skin track corners and an R1 D1 on ascent at about 12k. Intentionally cut and triggered numerous soft storm slabs from 12,500 to 10,200 on descent. Both skiers left and right side of descent couloir. A few small Natural R1 D1 on Cloudveil Gilkey and South Teton observed on ascent at around 7am likely failed overnight. Or one likely yesterday. Another party skied the east face glacier. They reported a couple 3 to 4 inch very small releases until the comeback to be rolling to the glacier where they triggered a 12 to 18 inch slab 75 feet wide that ran down the glacier and stopped when the slope angle eased. no one was caught or carried in any of the above noted avalanches or ski cuts A bit winder than some fx. Likely 16 degrees as fx. Some isolated cracking 3”-7” on ascent and specific small intentionally triggered avalanches running full track on descent. Most ski cut releases propagated at and below skis and some up to 20 feet beyond and below. Activity 12,500 to 10,200
Avalanche
A bit winder than some fx. Likely 16 degrees as fx. Triggered a very small isolated skin track corner that ran about 50 feet and a small R1 D1 That ran about 100 feet, while on ascent at about 12k. Intentionally cut and triggered numerous soft storm slabs from 12,500 to 10,200 on descent. Both skiers left and right side of descent couloir. A few small Natural R1 D1 on Cloudveil Gilkey and South Teton observed on ascent at around 7am likely failed overnight. Or one likely yesterday. Another party skied the east face glacier. They reported a couple 3 to 4 inch very small releases until the comeback to be rolling to the glacier where they triggered a 12 to 18 inch slab 75 feet wide that ran down the glacier and stopped when the slope angle eased. After skiing our line and returning to the south/middle saddle and back, We observed one natural R2-D2 release from a hanging snowfield between Couinard and ellingwood at about 1PM no one was caught or carried in any of the above noted avalanches or ski cuts