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Professional Observation

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Observation Details

Observation Date:
March 26, 2020
Submitted:
March 26, 2020
Observer:
SAC - Lundy
Zone or Region:
Sawtooth and Western Smoky Mtns
Location:
North Sawtooths glassing, 1430-1600

Signs of Unstable Snow

Recent Avalanches? 
Yes
Cracking? 
None Experienced
Collapsing? 
None Experienced
Saw a few fresh wet loose slides, but only one of any size and they were not widespread.

Bottom Line

A brief window of sunshine today and colder temps prevented a widespread wet loose cycle in the terrain I observed.

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Weather Summary

Cloud Cover:
Mostly Cloudy

Clouds broke this morning around 10am, then moved back in around 2pm. By 3pm, very little sunshine was hitting the N Sawtooths.

Avalanche Observations

 #  Date Location Size Type Bed Sfc Depth Trigger Comments Photo
1 Today Merritt Peak
SE ~9800 		D1.5 WL S-New Snow N-Natural May have been pushing D2 in size—hard to tell from afar. This was the only wet loose slide I saw of any size.
Natural wet loose slide on Merritt Peak in the northern Sawtooths. Likely occurred today (March 26th).
Numerous Today Steep, sunny, rocky slopes
 D1 Saw many wet loose sluffs of the sort in this photo. They were very small, and would have been more numerous/larger if there had been more sun today.
Small wet loose sluffs in Marshall Basin

Did not see any slab avalanche activity.

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