Straight up
This area is south of the forecast zone, and has a shallow snowpack - reported around 2' in the valley bottom for total snow depth. Ridgetop temperatures rose quite quickly on the 26th and reached 40F just before the avalanche, while temperatures in the valley were still below 30F.
Thank you to the individual for sharing their experience. We are very grateful they are alright and were able to get out of the way.
| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | No |
| Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow | Aspect | South |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | 2000ft |
| Number Caught/Carried? | 1 | Number Partially Buried? | 0 |
| Number Fully Buried? | 0 | Number Injured? | 0 |
| Number Fatalities? | 0 |
Bootpacking up old avalanche debris in a chute. A natural wet slide released above me. I got run over by the first blast where it took my glasses, and some stuff I had strapped to my pack. Then I ran to the side. Not sure how high up it started, but it was moving fast and had some good momentum and roll. I would estimate D3, there was a significant river of debris that keep coming.
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