Date of Observation: 04/17/2023
Name: Evan Ross
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Baxter Basin, North to 12,000ft.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Difficult to tell if there have been more natural loose wet avalanches since yesterday. Nothing notable stood out.
Weather: Few clouds, hot, calm wind.
Snowpack: Due north was dry and provided great skiing with minor sluffing in steep terrain. Just about everything else was looking hot and not inviting in the afternoon. NE slopes had gone through a shed cycle where they were steep and rocky. Lower elevation NE slopes had a shiny appearance from a distance.
Photos:-
- NE, around 10,200ft.
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- NE around 11,700ft
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- NW around 11,500ft
