Avalanche

Williams Peak Yurt

Antonello / HaskinsSawtooth & Western Smoky Mtns
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Quick report

Collapsing
widespread

Widespread collapsing and whoomphing even with multiple travelers over the same skin track. Between 1900h and 1400h approx. 10in of new snow fell. Moderate winds with strong transporting gusts. We stuck to slopes <25*.

Avalanche

Size
D2
Aspect
E
Trigger
N
Elevation
9000 ft

Clouds cleared enough to reveal a crown at the top of the run. Unknown crown depth due to lack of binoculars. Problem type: PWL/wind/storm slab? Marshall Slide/Beef Log crown from yesterday (Feb. 3) was partially filled in with new snow and wind deposit.