Avalanche Occurrence

Crown of wet slab avalanche during the recent rain event and natural avalanche cycle. W @ 5000'

Observer:

NWAC Forecaster

Occurrence Date:

Dec 24, 2022 ()

Location:

Table Mountain

Comments:

Widespread natural cycle to D2.5 (wet slab, glide, loose wet) observed all aspects around Table Mt. and the Baker Backcountry. Most steep slopes have some sort of debris low on the slope but not the sort of destruction anticipated. Most crowns and debris looked melted by continued rain and then covered over with a foot of new snow. Did not observe any step downs but these could have easily been obscured in the days after the peak of natural activity.

# of Avys:

20

Aspect:

NE (N,E,SE,S,SW,W,NW)

Start Zone Elev:

5600ft

Size:

D2.5

Type:

WL-Wet Loose

Trigger:

N-Natural

Wet avalanche debris on Table Mt. Most debris from early in the rain event and natural avalanche cycle looked similar - melted down by continual rain and covered with a foot fo new snow. E @ 4700'.