Avalanche debris from Thar Peak’s North

Snow conditions were:

• Crusty
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Convex slopes

We stayed away from:

• Cut blocks

The day was:

• Cloudy
• Warm

Avalanche conditions

• Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

On the photo: debris from a long (400-500m), deep, loose avalanche from one or two days ago, which originated high in the couloir.

The old avalanche path is filled with airy, fluffy snow now, sitting on top of crusty or hard snow. This may have a potential for new avalanches.

It’s just one of the recent debris area near Thar. There are more.

Submitted by Andrew M Ignatov