Avalanche
View on mapCentral Swan
Michael Reavis
Quick report
- Cracking
- widespread
Spent a few days touring in the Central Swan Range (outside of the forecast region)
•Abundant, fresh snowfall at all elevation bands. 12-18" at upper, 4-6" in lower at lower
•Moderate-to-high winds transporting snow onto leeward terrain, forming reactive wind slab.
•One large, recent windslab avalanche observed mid-slope (relative to terrain) on a NE aspect around 7500'
Weather
- Wind Loading
- intense
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Avalanche
- Size
- D2.5
- Aspect
- NE
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 7500 ft
