Avalanche

Old Tom Mountain

Luke Nelson
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Quick report

Rapid warming in the middle of the day after an east wind died down resulted in snowballing and several wet slabs as cornices from the ridge failed in the heat.

Weather

Air Temp
51
Cloud Cover
clear
Recent Snowfall
0

Clear skies with warm temps.

Avalanche

Size
D1 R1
Type
WS
Aspect
SE
Trigger
N
Elevation
8600 ft

Rapid warming led to several warm slab avalanches below cornice collapses.