Date of Observation: 04/08/2021
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: SE/NW Mountains
Avalanches: Flew around the forecast area looking for notable avalanches from last weekend’s wet cycle not yet reported. I Estimated an additional15-20 large Wet Loose avalanches running out of steep terrain generally from E-S-W near and above treeline. Around 8 new Wet Slab avalanches were observed, all in the D2 range on a variety of steep, sunny slopes.
Snowpack: Turning brown.
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- Virginia Basin, large wet slab SE ATL as well as a large wet loose S, ATL
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- Wet slab just north of Teocalli Mt, SE ATL
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- 3 separate wet slabs on West aspect NTL near Cumberland Basin
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- Several wet loose/glide avalanches with 1 small wet slab lookers right, Emerald Lake SW, BTL
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- Upper East River, wet slab on an east aspect, BTL
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- Just north of the CBAC forecast zone near Star Peak, this wet slab ran on a SE aspect ATL
