| AVALANCHE OBSERVATION Convict Lake > McGee Drainage: |
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| Submission Info d lewis Forecaster Sunday, March 18, 2018 - 2:45pm |
Red Flags:
Recent avalanche activity
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Obvious avalanche path
Avalanche Type:
Wet
Loose/Point-Release
Trigger type:
Natural
Aspect:
South
Terrain:
Near Treeline
Elevation:
9 500ft.
Bed Surface:
Storm Snow
Number of similar avalanches:
3
Number of partial burials:
0
Number of full burials:
0
Blowing Snow:
No
Cloud Cover:
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature:
Above Freezing
Wind Speed:
Calm
Precipitation:
None
Air temperature trend:
Cooling
More detailed information about the weather:
AM - Partly cloudy (thin cirrus), clouds increased through the day, becoming mostly cloudy by late afternoon. Cloud cover came in a bit sooner and thicker than anticipated, reducing overall afternoon heating.
Number of People Caught:
0
Convict Lake > McGee
37° 32' 50.2764" N, 118° 49' 50.52" W
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Traveled south of Mammoth to look for wet slide activity. Noted 3 D1 to 1.5's on Mt. Aggie's South Face and on surrounding ridges. Elevations ~ 10000 and below. These released from steep rocky terrain then spilled out onto the apron below. Spoke to a couple of backcountry skiers at Convict Lake Trailhead, they had skied Old Man's Bowl. They too had noted several (5+) small Loose Wet slides, again origionating in south facing rocky terrain, ~ 9500 and below.