Wet slabs

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Wet slabs

Snow conditions

Snow conditions were:
  • Wet

Information

The day was:
  • Sunny
  • Warm
Avalanche conditions
  • Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
  • Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

Comments

With no over night freeze and day time tempratures in the low teens in the alpine, a wet slab avalanche cycle started. Of note:

Quartz ridge size 2+ wet slab on Ne aspect just south of the summit.

Hawk ridge size 3 wet loose.

Goats eye North aspect had size 2+ wet slab run just above tree line.

Several size 2.5 to 3.5 wet slabs on Rundles north aspect.

Size 2.5 from the gully between Miners Peak and Ha Ling.