Observation type
Snowpack
Observer
Anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
yes
Location (general area)
Charleton Peak
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
2/3/23
Time
12:00
Road conditions to area
Clear
Temperature
35
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
Moderate (17-25mph Small trees sway/ flags stretched)
Wind direction
SE
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
North
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
35
Elevation
9,800- 10,800
Snow depth
200cm
Boot/ Ski penetration
Varies between full boot and no penetration
Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
yes
Brief description
Wind slab releases on the North / Northwest Ridges of Big Draw and Jepson
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no
Rapid warming
no
Obvious avalanche path
yes
Comment
Edgeable snow on Charlton’s couloirs, wet powder in the trees. We switched out of our skins and put on crampons 1000’ below the summit. Wind scouring on the summit but no wind loading observed on Charleton. No slide for life conditions found after 12, before 12 it definitely could have been suspect. No natural pinwheels observed but pinwheels did form from our skin track. Recent D1 wind slab avalanches observed all across Jepson’s northwest to north facing bowl just below the ridge line. A D2 sized wind slab avalanche observed on the northwest face in the Big Draw bowl below the ridge line.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
Snowpack
Observer
Anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
yes
Location (general area)
Charleton Peak
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
2/3/23
Time
12:00
Road conditions to area
Clear
Temperature
35
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
Moderate (17-25mph Small trees sway/ flags stretched)
Wind direction
SE
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
North
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
35
Elevation
9,800- 10,800
Snow depth
200cm
Boot/ Ski penetration
Varies between full boot and no penetration
Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
yes
Brief description
Wind slab releases on the North / Northwest Ridges of Big Draw and Jepson
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no
Rapid warming
no
Obvious avalanche path
yes
Comment
Edgeable snow on Charlton’s couloirs, wet powder in the trees. We switched out of our skins and put on crampons 1000’ below the summit. Wind scouring on the summit but no wind loading observed on Charleton. No slide for life conditions found after 12, before 12 it definitely could have been suspect. No natural pinwheels observed but pinwheels did form from our skin track. Recent D1 wind slab avalanches observed all across Jepson’s northwest to north facing bowl just below the ridge line. A D2 sized wind slab avalanche observed on the northwest face in the Big Draw bowl below the ridge line.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
