January 25

Willow-West Monitor-ridge walk past McDonalds and Dutches-Beartrap-West Desolation-Powder park-Spruces

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

7500-10200', angles over 40°, all aspects.

Snow conditions

Settled snow of 6-8" capped by hoar frost at lower elevations and sheltered locations. South facing received enough sun to form a zipper crust.

Avalanche activity

West Monitor, skier's right flank. Slab released and moved but was caught on lower angled in a group of trees.

Repeater.

glide-crack

Crown measurement

five-feet

High Ivory, large slide viewed from PC ridge line. This was a repeater, also

ivory

West Willow ridge, remotely triggered January 22.

wwillow

Panorama of West Desolation ridge avalanche.

west-desolation

Slide observed in Cardiac bowl extending on east facing almost over to Cardiac ridge.

cardiac-slides

and all of Little Superior buttress, nw facing from near the ridge and low crown below rock bands on ne facing.

No, on the Catcher' mitt.

catcher's-mitt

East chute in upper Alexander basin for about the fifth time.

Weather

Overcast with partial clearing throughout the day. Moderate temperatures. Light wind from the west.

Evaluation

While some natural activity has been observed, it certainly does not indicate any sort of clean out.

There's a hell of a bridge over weak old snow layering that I'm not trusting for a minute.

This is the high cone on Dutches. Norice someone has hucked the cornice and straightlined the face.

bizzaro

We watched in disbelief as clown suited lemmings dived down the face after learning it was now called "Bizzaro".

Gonna be awhile.

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