Observation type
Snowpack
Observer
Doug
Keep me anonymous if published
no
Location (general area)
My Baden Powell
Date (yyyymmdd)
3/7/17
Time
10:30
Road conditions to area
Road open and clear to vicent gap from Wrightwood
Temperature
40?
Sky
few clouds (up to 2/8)
Wind speed
Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion)
Wind direction
not observed
Slope aspect
North
Slope angle
30
Elevation
8800
Boot/ Ski penetration
0-8" boot
Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
yes
Brief description
There is a decent debris field in the lower drainage facinging the parking lot
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no 
Rapid warming
no
Obvious avalanche path
yes
Terrain trap
yes
Comment
Left Vincent gap at 8:30. Firm and slick conditions (used crampons and ice axe). Dug a shallow pit at 8800'. Started post holing and thought I should check out the layers. The top two or three inches slipped but the lower layers were well boned. Took a few turns off of the summit at 11:00 then hiked back to the ridge and road the snake run back to the parking lot around noon. It was surprisingly good.

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Pit location below false summit

Riding the snake