Date of Observation: 02/02/2022
Name: Zach Guy and Jack Caprio
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Traveled on E and NE aspects below treeline on Mt. Emmons
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Skier triggered a few small loose avalanches that ran about 200 vert down a small terrain feature.
Weather: Cold temps, very light snowfall, calm winds.
Snowpack: More of the same. Less than an inch of new snow didn’t alter conditions much here. The top 8″ or so is loose and faceted on anything north of due east, making for easy sluff triggering.
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- A couple of harmless skier triggered sluffs.
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- A small skjier triggered sluff that got channeled into a subtle gulley feature.
