Date of Observation: 12/13/2021
Name: Cormac Zachar
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Skinned up the normal route via the woods to the south of the bowls. In the meadow approach, there were collapses and wumphing with almost every couple of steps. Several collapses propagated significant distances outward from the skin track. Once out of the flats, no obvious instabilities were present up to the ridge. Plenty of surface hoar everywhere the sun was hitting. Our skin track only crossed over 30 degrees once, and we didn’t test avy terrain on the descent either. Skied down the skiers left then right of second bowl… No signs of instability while skiing, but only crossed over 30 degrees once and for no more than a hundred feet.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: No new slides. Skinned past the previously reported skier-triggered avalanche in Convex Corner. Appeared to have a 2-3 ft deep crown and ran approx. 75 yards (D1.5?). Avy path was almost identical to the area of transition between <30 and 30-35 degree slopes on the upper third of Convex.
Weather: Sunny, low 30s.
Snowpack: