Bad structure on Red Mtn

CBACCBAC Observations

Date of Observation: 01/24/2023
Name: Zach Guy

Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Red Mountain below treeline

Observed avalanche activity: No
Avalanches: Did not travel near avalanche terrain.
Snowpack: See attached pit from a below treeline, NE facing slope. Moderate sudden collapse, propagating results below a 4F slab on both the mid-December weak layer (1-1.5 rounding facets) and 11/28 layer (3-5 mm depth hoar), both fist hard. Total snow depth here is 95 cm.

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