SW Gulch, Tablelands
Observed Feb 12, 2025, 7:30 p.m. PST · East Coast
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Quick report
- Comment
- East facing slopes in the SW Gulch have seen a recent avalanche cycle, likely over the last 48 hours. Cornice triggered. Alpine start zones heavily loaded, dense winds slabs in all wind affected areas. We had the guilty pleasure of witnessing an avalanche today. Softer Snow found in sheltered areas, but the overall snow pack is much denser than it has been in previous weeks. We saw a large party in the Japan Trees area, Awesome to see them digging pits and carrying the avalanche essentials. Access trail conditions were good. iI was a calm and sunny beautiful day to be in the hills.
- Weather
- Cold, Sunny
- Ride type
- Mellow slopes, Open trees
- Stayed away
- Steep slopes, Alpine slopes, Convex slopes
- Snow conditions
- Crusty, Wind affected, Powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition slab
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Rapid cornice growth on these slopes. Heavily loaded alpine start zones Suspect all avalanches were cornice triggered. A calm day with blue skies.
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Avalanche size
- 2
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Avalanche character
- Cornice with slab
- Number of avalanches
- 2-5
- Start zone elevation
- 600
- Avalanche observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2025-02-13T03:35:00.355Z