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Jan 20, 2021
Jan 19, 2021: North aspect near treeline that we triggered from below. Photo of crown that failed on facets just below the wind slab that formed from the 1/19 storm
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Jan 19, 2021: Wind drifted pillow near treeline on an East aspect. Cracking and collapse as we approached the small slope. It failed on buried near-surface facets just below a wind crust that formed during last weeks wind events.
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Dec 30, 2020: Another natural avalanche in Long Canyon on an ENE aspect. Most of the recent avalanche activity we were seeing was starting mid path possibly due to the strong winds during the storm. Most avalanches appeared to have stepped down into deeper weak layers.
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Dec 30, 2020: Natural avalanches from 12/29 on a ENE aspect in Long Canyon
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Dec 29, 2020: Natural Avalanche on Sin Nombre Peak (North Aspect Above Treeline) that likely occurred early this morning between 7 - 8 am when we had 2
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Dec 29, 2020: Avalanche intentionally triggered from where I'm standing
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Dec 22, 2020: Natural loose snow avalanche from 12/21 during the afternoon. Snow was easily able to be entrained to the ground in the shallow weak snowpack from a small point release higher up the slope.
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Dec 19, 2020: Wasn't hard to spot why the skiing wasn't so great. Strong winds continue to build hard slabs in the alpine.
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Dec 18, 2020: Storm snow from last week sitting on top of the weak faceted snow to the ground. East aspect at 11,300'. We had a loud audible collapse on this slope.
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Dec 14, 2020: Triggered from 30-degree terrain roughly 750' from below the crown
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Dec 11, 2020: Steep test slope we intentionally triggered
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Dec 11, 2020: Natural avalanche that started in the choke running on basal facets
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Dec 7, 2020: Natural Hard Slab avalanche over the last 48 hours that happened on a cross-loaded gully on a SE aspect above treeline from the N / ENE winds since 12/2
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Dec 4, 2020: Just below ridgeline on a West aspect. These slabs are stubborn and not evenly distributed across slopes.
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Dec 2, 2020: Shooting cracks in a small wind drifted pillow
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Nov 25, 2020: Crown from Lake Fork Peak
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Nov 25, 2020: Skier triggered avalanche on Lake Fork Peak. Failed on a faceted weak layer beneath a firm wind slab prior to the storm.
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Nov 24, 2020: nice to have the mountains white again!
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Nov 20, 2020: More snow on North and Shady aspects above treeline
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Nov 10, 2020: Ski penetration was minimal thanks to a supportable rain crust.
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Nov 10, 2020: Sastrugi from recent high winds.
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Nov 10, 2020: Scoured West facing terrain.
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