Avalanche

Castle Peak

Avalanche.org observerCentral Sierra Nevada
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Quick report

We toured into the northern terrain over the Castle-Basin ridge. Several natural wind slabs were observed. Evidence of the wind scouring and transport from NE winds last night was evident. Digging into the snow on a N aspect at 8600 ECTN with clear rounding in the basal facets.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5
Aspect
NE
Trigger
N
Elevation
8600 ft

Several small natural wind slabs were seen in the north side of the ridge.