Hillmans Highway Two skiers at hojos had informed us they had skied hillmans from close to the top and felt that the snow was fairly stable. At approx 12pm entered the slide path and observ

Quick report

No signs of instability on our ascent About 2 to 2" of new snow. Windy and blowing snow, a bit of clearer sky starting to break as we started our ascent We traveled slowly and moved one at a time, staying mostly on the old debris No obvious signs of instability other than observing the faceted layer

Avalanche

Size

D1.5

Type

SS

Aspect

E

Elevation

4700 ft

Unclear the start zone but wind loading is my guess for what triggered it.