Avalanche

Highway 75 to Stanley and Titus Ridge

Zachary MillerGalena Summit & Eastern Mtns
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated
Collapsing
isolated

Quick observation with the essentials that will be updated with more specific information tomorrow.

Cracking was very localized on the crests of steep small test-slopes and I triggered one sizeable collapse, which remotely triggered a small storm slab ~50' downslope (we were on ridgeline).

Weather

Air Temp
30+
Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
light
Rain Elevation
7000 - 7800 (yesterday)
Recent Snowfall
10-20
Snow Avail For Transport
small smounts

Broken low clouds with overcast high clouds around 11am. Mid and low level cloud cover builds around 12pm and light flurries of snowfall start around 12:45pm. Brief window of green-housing between 1:30 and 2pm.

Avalanche

Size
D2
Count
2
Aspect
NE
Trigger
N
Elevation
8200 ft

Observed 10+ small storm slabs along the road while driving over Galena Summit this morning (pictured). Observed two large crowns in the Marshall drainage and two large crowns/debris piles in the Meadow Drainage of the Sawtooths from the road (avalanches added). Also, we kicked off two small storm slab avalanches in steep terrain while on Titus Ridge (pictured). One was easy to trigger with a small stomp and the other was remotely triggered ~50 feet downslope after experiencing a collapse.