Avalanche

Bullion Basin, Pickhandle Basin

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Quick report

Cracking
isolated
Collapsing
isolated

We steadily dialed it back today after experiencing some touchy results on N shaded aspects. The number of different triggers we observed also gave us some pause and reconsidered ascents to give proper space. Wind has moved a large amount of snow into the sheltered basins. Travel under dense trees is generally a bad idea even up into the 6000’ elevations - still thin. The weather changed quite a lot between 10am and 1pm, with a noticible warming and increased snowfall.

Avalanche

Size
D1
Count
3
Aspect
N
Trigger
NL
Elevation
6200 ft

Multiple dry loose from trees shedding snow in the afternoon warmup. Snowing heavily, much of the debris is obscured but you can make out the ties near the trees.