S-SE aspect on Circle Peak

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iainfscott · Mar 12, 2022 · Spearhead

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Weather
cloudy, stormy
Ride Type
convexSlopes, mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
OK
Snow Conditions
crusty, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Looked for mellow/moderate skiing today on the S-SE aspect of Circle Peak, heading down into Decker meadows. On the way down, our group triggered a size 1-1.5 slab avalanche on a convexity. Crown was about 12-15cm.

Avalanche

Slab was the thickest at the convexity where it was triggered, and ran on last week's pre-storm crust. None of our group members were involved after the slide was triggered.

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