Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
Karl Ove

Keep me anonymous if published
no

Location (general area)
Charlton Peak / Jepson 

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20200411

Time
930am

Road conditions to area
clear

Temperature
warming fast out of morning

Sky
Scattered clouds (3/8 to 4/8)

Wind speed
not observed

Wind direction
not observed

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
not observed

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle

Elevation
9500 - 10k

Snow depth
Few feet of new over past few days.

Boot/ Ski penetration

Precipitation
None

Activity, recent avalanches
yes

Brief description

Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no

Rapid warming
yes

Obvious avalanche path
no

Terrain trap
no

Comment
One natural slide on Jepson seen from skinning up the east ridge of Charlton Peak. Hard to get accurate read on it from so far away. Obvious wind loading on San G and Jepson. Looked quite treacherous on many aspects. 
Charlton had a few feet of fresh snow with localized wind slabs. Rapid warming throughout the day also observed. A small loose snow sluff was triggered under two riders traverse out of Dog Leg couloir on Charlton's NE side. 
High winds on summit of Charlton, almost zero wind below it. Anything above 11k' or just below probably got hammered by winds lately adding to stability concerns in the higher alpine.

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Natural slide observed off the east face of Jepson Peak from off in the distance. Hard to get an accurate description of size, etc. Only the crown was visible.

Small sluff point release slide under riders traverse out of Dog Leg couloir on Charlton Peak's NE side