Date of Observation: 12/30/2020
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Southeast Mountains/ Northwest Mountain
Avalanches: Many avalanches from D1-D2.5 were observed at all elevation bands in both the Southeast and Northwest Mountains. Some failed around the new/old interface with crowns around a foot thick while others failed on the 12/10 interface with crowns 2-4 ft thick. East aspects were the most active benefiting from the combination of fragile buried weak layers and loading from recent westerly winds. Check out the pics below for a better idea of what failed and where.
Weather: Sunny skies, moderate to strong NW winds were observed in the upper Cement area with snow transport along ridges and peaks early this morning.
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- Double Top North ATL D2, East NTL D1.5
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- Double Top East ATL D1.5
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- Teocalli Ridge East BTL, 10x D1-D2
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- Middle Brush East NTL, 3x D1.5-D2
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- White Rock, ENE ATL D2
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- Teocalli Mt, East NTL D1.5
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- Twin Lakes, ENE ATL D1.5 and D2
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- Middle Anthracite East ATL, D2.5 and D2
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- Middle Anthracite East NTL, 5x D2 and 2x D1.5
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- Mt Baldy East ATL, many D1-D2 avalanches
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- Beckwith East ATL, D2
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- Beckwith ENE NTL/BTL 2x D2 and D1.5
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- Just north of the CBAC forecast zone in the Crystal Drainage, E-NE ATL 6x D1.5-D2
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- Just south of the CBAC forecast zone, Castles NW NTL, D2
