| Trigger | Unknown | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
| Avalanche Type | Unknown | Aspect | Unknown |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Lipps / Spokane Creek Headwall
Normal uptrack to about 2500’. Nice, loose surface facets below ~1800’. Above that, a mix of soft snow and wind stiffened snow with an intermittent 1” crust layer. Snow conditions were variable between the W face, SW shoulder, and S face, but none of the snow was particularly inspiring. Cut our losses and skied to get a better view of a natural slide at the head of the valley before skiing the nicer faceted snow down low back to the car. 7 F at the parking lot with a strong inversion.
Avalanche Details
Observed a very large persistent slab avalanche at the head of the Spokane creek valley (facing west), along with two smaller but similar slides on similar terrain. Unsure when this slid, likely during the last widespread cycle, but was still very notable due to its size.
Weather
7F at road level at 10am
9F at road level at 12:30pm
Clear skies.
Consistent light wind (~5mph) above 2000’.
Snow surface
Settled powder / surface facets with variable wind effect and 1-2” wind crust in places
Snowpack
No formal tests were completed.
Two large slides at the head of Spokane Creek
This was viewed from very far away so it’s hard to get a sense of scale but this slide crossed multiple small terrain features and the crown was a few hundred feet wide
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