Trigger | Unknown | Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow |
Aspect | Northeast | Elevation | 2200ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 6in |
Width | 20ft | Vertical Run | 20ft |
Skinned up the apron to ridge. Dug a pit at 2500’ with MCallahan – NE aspect, 25deg slope, entrance area to Boat Show, in a lightly treed zone.
Trigger | Unknown | Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow |
Aspect | Northeast | Elevation | 2200ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 6in |
Width | 20ft | Vertical Run | 20ft |
Small loose wet, likely from earlier in the day. Guessing that it occurred on new/old snow interface based on pit results, and small crown. Skied past it and didn’t investigate. There were other tracks in the zone from earlier in the day, but trigger cause unclear.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Roller balls on most all visible aspects above 35 degrees in the zone, including Troy slopes.
Winds calm, with gentle but heavy snow falling. Approx 32F. Precipitation had been oscillating between snow and rain at the Troy Meadow variously throughout the day.
Heavy, but fresh 4-5 inches atop a sometimes breakable crust.
Pit results:
Depth: 120 cm
ECTN22 - 20 cm down
ECTN28 - 28 cm down
We intended to, but couldn’t reasonably investigate at the deeper (historically) persistent weak layer(s) as there were Alder shoots present in the lower portion of the pit.