Quick report
Entering the Gulf of Slides, I saw two crown lines, one in Main Gully and the other (and much larger of the two) in the Snowfileds. I then proceded to main gully to get a better visual on the size, debris, and bed surface of the main track. The summit has reported 12 inches of snow in the last 4 days and high winds yesterday loaded easterly slopes. These two avalaches presumably ran naturally with the wind and new snow loading and scoured the track down to a melt freze crust in many spots. Natural avalanches are clear signs of instability. Look out for connected slopes on easterly aspects.
natural avalanche cycle. visible blowing snow.Weather
- Air Temp
- 2
- Cloud Cover
- few
- Recent Snowfall
- 6.6
Mostly clear skies, light winds below treeline
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5 R2
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- E
- Elevation
- 4900 ft
This avalanche presumably happened yesterday or overnight last night with the combination of new snow and wind loading. From a distance the crown appeared to be approximately a foot thick in places and entrained snow down to the melt freeze crust in much of the track.