Quick report
Low-elevation avalanche on largely untree-ed E/SE slope.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- light
Overcast, colder morning after very sunny and warm weather the day before.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1 R1
- Type
- HS
- Aspect
- SE
- Elevation
- 7577 ft
We observed a relatively small avalanche as we started up the Surprise skin track on the morning of February 26th. The slide appeared to have naturally released the day before as a result of the significant increase in solar loading on Saturday and the debris path crossed over the skin track. We did not observe any nearby tracks, and the crown was a few feet below a large boulder on a slight rollover.