Avalanche

East Flat top

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Quick report

Presence of wet slab avalanches 55 degrees in St Mary yesterday and several loose wet slides were observed.

Weather

Air Temp
55
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
previous
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
moderate amounts

Yesterday temperatures reached well above freezing even above 8,000 ft.

Snowpack

N/A

Avalanche

Size
D2.5 R2
Type
WS
Aspect
SE
Trigger
N
Elevation
7100 ft

Relatively thin snowpack combined with yesterday's unseasonably warm temperatures and solar radiation in the east flattop are resulted in this large natural avalanche.