Location: Crested Butte Area
Date of Observation: 05/12/201
Subject: Gothic southeast face wet slab slide
Aspect: South East
Elevation: above treeline
Avalanches:
skier triggered wet slab, R1 D2. triggered near a small group of pine trees: one skier caught and carried a couple of feet, no burials.
Weather: Sunny, warm
Snowpack: overnight freeze thawed on the way up, wasn’t quite soft enough for postholing at the summit. Once we dropped into the bowl, the snow quality degraded into slush. Sluff was easily manageable.
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