February 23

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West Porter, Neffs

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

5600-9870', angles over 35°, north, east and west facing aspects.

Snow conditions

1"-5" recent snow, mostly graupel, over a crusted base.

Lower elevations have no recent snow with a firm crusted base.

Mild temperatures melted the crust with puddling in the afternoon on the Neffs trail.

Soft snow at upper elevations is aspect dependent.

gobblers

Exposed windward terrain has been scoured to crust and or dirt.

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Lee aspects and sheltered terrain retain settled powder with amounts decreasing to about 8500'.

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Weather

Clear skies with mild temperatures and little wind.

Avalanche activity

One cornice fall remotely released by walking the ridge. Bigger than a Suburban, smaller than a box car.

No result suggesting much improved stability.

cornice-fall

Several slide cycles evident in Broads Fork with the largest, most recent

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in the Blue Ice-Diving Board area.

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Most likely the result of the continued west wind following the last storm.

Small rollers and shallow, point release surface sluffs were observed in the afternoon, resulting from day time heating.

Evaluation

Good stability in the area traveled.

Large cornices on leeward aspect ridges are a bit sensitive.

Isolated potential in upper elevation wind drifted terrain.

Wet activity with warming.

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