Avalanche

McGinnis cr.

guy zoellnerWhitefish Range
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Quick report

Collapsing
isolated

Day off ski/sled in McGinnis cr. Conditions were deep and wet below 5500'. Above there we gained the ridge and it was wind board. Found a north aspect at 5,800' that skied good enough to get a few laps on. 
Several audible collapses below 5,500' kept us off steep terrain in the lower elevations. 
Saw one recent natural that occurred today on a south aspect at 6,000'. Occurred sometime between 12:00 and 13:00. Looked to be a few feet deep and several hundred feet wide. 

Several collapses in the lower reaches around 5,000'. East aspect.

Weather

Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
light
Rain Elevation
4500
Snow Avail For Transport
small smounts

Wet at the parking lot. Windy on the ridge and finally dried out and started snowing about 10:30.

Avalanche

Size
D2
Type
SS
Aspect
S
Trigger
N
Elevation
6000 ft