Observation type
Avalanche

Observer
Travis

Keep me anonymous if published
no

Location (general area)
Baldy bowl

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20230423

Time
6:00am

Road conditions to area

Temperature

Sky
clear (no clouds)

Wind speed
Calm (smoke rises vertically)

Wind direction
not observed

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
not observed

Aspect in degrees
SE

Slope angle
35

Elevation
9000

Snow depth

Boot/ Ski penetration

Precipitation
None

Activity, recent avalanches
yes

Brief description
Wet loose debris noted toward skiers right of Baldy bowl. Another hiker told me he saw the avalanche happen around 6am. Fairly small and not destructive, but still something you wouldn’t want to be caught in. 

Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no

Rapid warming
yes

Obvious avalanche path
yes

Terrain trap
no

Comment

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Yes I would like this observation Published