The Fingers
Quick reportdavidderungs11 · Dec 18, 2020 · Long Range Mountains
Quick report
- Weather
- wet, stormy, warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, deepPowder, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Dry snow above 1200 m turning to isothermal below 900m. Lots of alders and open creeks on the exit routes.
Avalanche
Ski cut entrance to Finger #5 triggered soft slab that propagated across entire feature and entrained mass as it triggered subsequent avalanches on the banks of the avalanche path.