Observation 2/10/2025
Wind Loading Across Multiple Peaks
Avalanche Pass
Date & Time
2/10/2025 alternate_email 10:00 AM
Location
Avalanche Pass
Elevation & Aspect
4500 / Northeast
Mode of Travel
Other
Red Flags
Shooting Cracks, Drifting Snow / Windloading
Observation Details
Witnessed significant wind loading on the NE Bowl of Algonquin and on Colden. Knocked off several sections of thin wind slab on boot packs. Saw ~15 ft shooting cracks. Small cornice forming on Algonquin. Certainly areas of heavier and more consolidated slabs forming on different microaspects.