Quick report
- Cracking
- widespread
- Collapsing
- Observed
Low visibility conditions. Winds consistently 20mph mostly coming from the west, sometimes changing to SW. Gusts 40+mph. Signs along the way with instability... cracking, wind slabs, storm slab. Wind slabs seemed most prevalent on east aspects. Cornices mostly on eastern aspects of ridges. Storm slab was as expect. Travel was cautiously and group chose to keep distance from avy prone slopes.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- SW
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 6500 ft
Cornice partially collapsed, sending a 20ft long crack across ridge.