Avalanche

Alpental/Source Lake/Pineapple Pass

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Quick report

Overcast, light rain/drizzle all day, contributing to low vis. Temps hovered in the 30-40s. Wet snow from the start given no overnight freeze and warm temps. Boot pen only a couple inches in the woods but easily past ankle and up to calf up past source lake. Skinned out to Source Lake, up to Pineapple Pass, and then out via big trees. Skin track out to source lake and return trail to Alpental lots had lots of pine needles/branches and other debris with a few snow bridges intact for crossing running water/creeks. Lots of wet loose debris from previous days throughout the route with some larger rollerballs makes skinning and descent require a bit more navigation.

Avalanche

Multiple natural D2 wet loose slide debris paths around Source Lake up towards Pineapple Pass and Snow Lake divide on Easter aspects. Some appeared to have gouged to lower layers revealing some ground (no good pics of those from the visibility).