Date of Observation: 02/11/2021
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Location: Mt. Emmons
Aspect: East, South East, South
Avalanches: Fresh-looking persistent slab in Evans Basin, likely ran today, on a SE aspect ATL, D2. A few small wind slabs above treeline ran today. Also some loose dry and loose wet sluffing.
Weather: Spring-like temperatures. Moderate to strong W/NW winds once we emerged above treeline, with periods of strong wind transport. Mostly to partly cloudy skies.
Snowpack: Snow surfaces got moist on below treeline southerlies. Easy to produce cracking in wind drifted features, about a foot thick.
Photos:
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- Long running sluffs off of the East Face of Gothic
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- Natural wind slab above Copper Creek
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- Previously undocumented persistent slabs from last weekend
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- Fresh-looking persistent slab in Evans Basin
