Avalanche

Avalanche: Hogum

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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Ventured into Bigfoot country today. Noticed a few large natural avalanches on the steep east facing aprons below the cliffs in upper and middle Hogum. I was out here about a week ago before the 52" storm and these are new since then, not repeaters. Debris was covered in new snow but visible. Crowns were fairly clean viewed from across drainage. Dresden face had a large crown running vertical and jagged at midslope. Winds picked up today out of the SW light to moderate, bumping to considerable around noon at the highest elevations.

...Just some more for the junkies or who didn't get out.