Avalanche

Tatoosh Range

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Quick report

Short sun break around 10am, otherwise mostly cloudy. Skied one S aspect run and then two N aspect runs. On last run, ski cut the top of a steep slope and triggered a slow moving but sizable loose wet avalanche. Warmer than expected, despite mostly staying cloudy. By the afternoon, could trigger loose wet avalanches including on N aspects.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5
Type
WL
Aspect
N
Trigger
AS
Elevation
5600 ft

Ski cut top of steep slope. Avalanche started very slowly but entrained more snow than expected and ran full length of steep slope (400ft).