Quick report
The only sign of instability we observed were several natural avalanches that had occurred presumably in the 24 hours before we arrived at look eyrie. New snow totals were ~32” according to the look eyrie snotel. Weather was cloudy with low visibility at first around 2 PM and went blue and clear around 5:30 PM. We dug a pit (no ECT) and assessed the snowpack via hand hardness. We found several melt-refreeze layers one of which the storm slab was sitting on, and another approximately halfway through the storm slab. Based on observations of natural avalanches, it appeared the snow was sliding on both of these layers, which lied at approximately 16 inches and 32 inches deep. We mostly stuck to slopes around 20 degrees and lower and triggered no slides or signs of instability. We exercised caution in regards to steeper slopes as the natural slides we observed gave us the impression that those slopes could very well be triggered.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5
- Aspect
- S
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 5000 ft
We observed several small natural avalanches in Look Eyrie on south-southwest aspects. These occurred on slope angles of greater than 35 degrees and 2 of the three were point releases from rock outcrops. The slides appeared to consist of the entire storm slab the accumulated over the last week.