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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.

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