Observation: Other Regions

Location: Lost Lake

Date:

April 14, 2017 1:00pm

Observer:

Troy Tempel

Route & General Observations

Rode Snug Harbor to Lost Lake, left the truck about 11pm. Noticed many Southern aspect slopes had either slid, or showed signs of sliding. All looked to be natural.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Bluebird, mid 30's, no wind.

Snow surface

Thawed and refroze, windblown, some pockets of fresh in shaded areas.

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Looking West form Lost Lake. Note majority of the Southern aspect had slid.

Another Southern aspect slid. We saw dozens of these during the day.

Location

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