Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Large slab avalanche, with a break just below ridge line on a north aspect at 3800′. Break appears deep. Likely occurred Friday afternoon.
Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Likely occurred Friday evening during a period of gusty SW winds and snow / graupel showers. There have been several significant SE wind events in the past week with about 24" of snow.
Wind Slab built up over several storms.