Avalanche

Crater Lake Bowl

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Quick report

Very dense surface snow. No cracking or whumfs while breaking trail

Avalanche

Size
D2.5 R4
Type
U
Aspect
E
Trigger
N
Elevation
9200 ft

Seen from the east ridge of Red Lake Peak above Crater Lake. Seems most likely to be a natural persistent slab from sometime on January 13th. The crown face and bed surface had partially filled back in. Based on the remaining bed surface snow depth looks like it failed on a midpack PWL not basal facets.