Avalanche

St Helen's workflow route

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Quick report

Lots of sagging cornices and debris from collapsed cornices along the wormflow route. Wet slushy snow in the afternoon especially under 6000 feet. Saw a few wet loose slides too originating from rocks on wind scoured ridges. Generally along the half pipe, I saw wind loading on the east facing slopes and wind scouring on the west facing slopes.

Avalanche

On east facing slopes of the ridges along the wormflow route, I saw a couple of D1 avalanches. One that I saw happen live was triggered by a cornice collapse, seemed like it had a crown of about 15 feet and a depth of 4-5 inches.