I was glassing for recent avalanche activity. Many small wet loose avalanches released on Tuesday at middle and lower elevations, mostly W and E aspects. All the slides ran close to the ground, in areas with thin snowpacks (about a foot deep), in middle and lower elevation terrain below 6600'.
Hot, spring-like weather.
# | Date | Location | Size | Type | Bed Sfc | Depth | Trigger | Comments | Photo |
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2 |
Della Mtn E 6000 |
D1.5 | WL | O-Old Snow | 1 | N-Natural | E/NE aspect. 2 natural slides released around 5 PM on Tues March 1st, running into the river. |
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Della Mtn E 6000 |
D1 | WL | O-Old Snow | 1 | AS-Skier | E/NE aspect was ski-triggered, apparently on Tuesday March 1st. |
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2 |
East Fork Wood River - Mine Bender W 6600 |
D1.5 | WL | O-Old Snow | 1 | N-Natural | Two decent-sized WL on W aspects, heard by a resident on Tuesday March 1st. Also several smaller wet loose "smears" on steep cuts above the creek/river on W+NW aspects. |
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6 |
Carbonate Mtn E 5800 |
D1 | WL | O-Old Snow | 1 | N-Natural | Several small wet loose slides originating in rocky areas (E/NE aspects) on the north half of Carbonate, occurred Tues March 1st. | None | |
3 |
Wood River - KOA Chutes area across from Elkhorn E 6300 |
D1 | WL | O-Old Snow | 1 | N-Natural | E/NE aspects, occurred Tues March 1st. | None | |
3 |
Wood River - across from Deer Creek W 5800 |
D1 | WL | O-Old Snow | 1 | N-Natural | Occurred Tues March 1st. | None |