Date of Observation: 04/09/2023
Name: Grant Robbins
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Skinning back to Snodgrass TH around 6:45pm noticed a few wet loose slides on south aspect of Res Ridge
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
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Date of Observation: 04/09/2023
Name: Turner Petersen
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: seen in person from Hidden Mine Gate at base of Whetstone
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Small point release opened up to very large full snowpack wetslab on an East aspect of Gibson Ridge. A moment before I noticed how much dust was on this due-east slope. This slid at 1220pm Sunday.
Weather: Sunny. Hot.
Snowpack: Dusty. Hot.
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Date of Observation: 04/07/2023
Name: Sam Lesnikoski
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Up over daisy pass, ascended the saddle between Richmond and Hancock to Hancock summit, back over daisy to baxter
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Cornice fall and associated shallow slab on Hancock/Richmond saddle, ran yesterday? Small skier triggered wet sluffs on lower, more easterly facing Hancock benches. Innumerable natural wet slides and sluffs running on dust, all fairly small.
Weather: Sunny and hot with increasing cloud cover by afternoon
Snowpack: Dry and pleasant snow on high northerlies, anything with a bit of east in it was wet by around 11.
Date of Observation: 04/05/2023
Name: Travis Colbert
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Washington Gulch TH; W & E sides of Snodgrass; 9,400-11,000 ft mostly SW & NE aspects.
Observed avalanche activity: No
Snowpack: Fresh dust on a red, dusty crust; with the first dust mentioned quickly turning to mush. Tomorrow I must venture to Saleeda to tread lightly on red, dusty dust.
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OK, for real, sunny aspects were supportive to skis (dust on crust as described above), while the more northerly aspects were dry & soft.
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Date of Observation: 04/03/2023
Name: Jack Caprio
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Skied down east brush creek from Friends Hut on 4/3
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: One notable slab avalanche that ran later in the day on 4/2 during the warm up. The avalanche occurred on an ESE slope below treeline in the Timbered Hill Chutes. The crown was at 11,400’ on the shoulder of the 2nd THC path downstream from the Friends Hut. The avalanche looked to step down through the 3/30 interface into deeper March interfaces.
There was also plenty of remnants of wet loose activity on death pass. Roller balls and cinnamon rolls galore.
Weather: Cloudy and windy.
Snowpack: The super highway was nice and fast
Date of Observation: 04/02/2023
Name: Megan Paden
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Star Pass area
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: A couple of fresh wind slabs on east side of Crystal and Hunter.
Cornice drop on Star.
No large persistent slabs observed in this area.
One wet loose on an easterly slope near Italian.
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Date of Observation: 04/01/2023
Name: Insta Gram
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: West Beckwith
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Slab avalanche that broke deeply on a crossloaded S to SE facing slope either today or yesterday.
Date of Observation: 04/01/2023
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Viewed from Mt. CB
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: A large persistent slab (D2.5) on a shallow, east-facing slope on East Beckwith looks like it ran yesterday. Several wind slabs D1-D2, mostly yesterday, one today. A large cornice fall today (D2). Numerous small wet loose today (D1s).
Weather: Clear skies, mild temps, occasional light drifting near wind exposed summits.
Date of Observation: 04/01/2023
Name: Travis Colbert
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: A couple of laps at Coney’s via a semi-standard route. 9,600-10,800 feet, ENE aspect.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: D1 wind slab in steep, cross-loaded WSW terrain on Gothic that looked pretty fresh.
Weather: Clear and calm. Temps in the teens at 9AM, quickly climbing to tropical by 11AM.
Snowpack: 6-8″ new snow. Cold and dry at the start, but rapidly transforming to wet and sticky in a couple of hours.
Date of Observation: 04/01/2023
Name: Travis Guy and billy barr
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Gothic
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Very large persistent slab on the east face of Gothic. Slide ran after 4 p.m. yesterday. It did not reach the county road anywhere but did hit an RMBL cabin though right at the end of a side shoot off the main run. so it looks like it may be OK. But it’s buried so who knows.
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