Avalanche

Fishook Road and Independence mine road observation

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Quick report

Here's a road observation for Independence mine... Marmot gully 1 and 2 ran to the road. Vice President ridge was scoured. Women's run ran on the back side of 4068. Powder Pimple ran completely. Bennett ridge North side ran the whole thing. Skyscraper ran to valley bottom. Eldorado shoulder ran completely. Martin mine ran in the gully and North side. 34 degrees at the IM parking lot and light snow. Top 2in snow (new) light a fluffy. Next 16in of very moist snow starting to corn. All this sitting on old layered snow.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5
Aspect
NE
Elevation
3000 ft

All avalanches were northerly aspects or cross loaded gullies. Crowns could be seen on most. Slides looked like wet slides