Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
New snow depth varied considerably depending on wind exposure. Wind scour and slab in exposed areas. Slab cracked often as we traveled, but no propagation. No whumping. Cold and windy with some wind-transported snow. Stayed in trees where snow depth increased. Saw tracks in Gunsight and upper bowl through terrain that we stayed away from. Snow was stable in trees.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5
- Aspect
- E
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 6200 ft
Natural slab avalanche in surface wind slab, crown depth approx 10-30 cm, fracture propagation on both sides of avalanche without further failure