Avalanche

Echo Peak

Avalanche.org observerCentral Sierra Nevada
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Quick report

Lots of wet instabilities, including on shady NE aspects. Many rollerballs, largest up to 20" diameter on the E/NE aspects (none on the S aspects). Kicked off a short wet slide on the skin track on South-facing terrain. 3-4" of wet snow slid on a barely-edge-able crust and continued until the slope lessened, about 50 feet.

Avalanche

Natural avalanche in the SE chute of Echo that ran from the ridge to the bench 500' below. Crown looked to be 1-2' tall. Volume of snow was enough to carry a skier all the way down, probably not bury, but I didn't see the debris field up close.