Avalanche

JFS Canyon

Adam ClarkFlathead Range & Glacier NP
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Quick report

Great views today of all the recent avalanche activity. There was a widespread cycle with a mixture of soft slabs, hard slabs, and wet loose avalanches. Many of the events noted here in the Railway terrain ran sometime last night as they were not present at sundown yesterday.

Weather

Cloud Cover
scattered

Clearing skies throughout the day with high overcast returning late afternoon. No precipitation. Westerly winds tapered off as the day progressed

Avalanche

Size
D3 R3
Type
HS
Count
12
Aspect
SE
Trigger
N
Elevation
6600 ft

Hard slab likely failing on an older persistent weak layer. At least D2.5, maybe D3. Multiple additional crowns observed on the upper SE and E faces above Autumn Creek.