Avalanche

Olympics- Ellinor Winter route

Nathan StarrOlympics
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Observation photo 1

Quick report

Clear skies and low winds all day. Snow below the upper portion of the chute had gone through freeze thaw cycles and was well bonded. Found pockets of wind slabs in the upper chute and above that hadn’t bonded to the rain crust.

Avalanche

D1 wet loose in the upper portion of the chute that was 1-3 days old