Surprisingly big avalanche

Avalanche

Megan Kelly · Jan 6, 2017 · Northwest Coastal

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Quick report

Weather
cold
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder

See avalanche tab for the details of the large natural avalnche that was reported yesterday with few details. Seeing the big avalanche at 1800 m reminded us to choose supported terrain and avoid large cross loaded alpine features with overhead hazard. We skied awesome pow on north facing aspects.