Avalanche

Echo Peak

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Observed natural avalanche or cornice fall debris below the face of Echo Peak, possibly several days old. Hard to tell if it was a crown or the remnants of a cornice as it has been wind loaded since. Observed from Meyers Gold ridge. No signs of instability observed on Meyers Gold ridge, top layer of snow was warming at around 1300 hours causing significant glomping on solar aspects at lower elevations.

Avalanche

Size
D2
Aspect
E
Trigger
N
Elevation
8700 ft

Observed natural avalanche or cornice fall debris below the face of Echo Peak, possibly several days old. Hard to tell if it was a crown or the remnants of a cornice as it has been wind loaded since. Observed from Meyers Gold ridge.