Little Morrison

Posted March 24th, 2010 by joshf

Location

United States
37° 33' 57.8844" N, 118° 51' 4.5216" W
Date and time of observation: 
March 22, 2010 - 11:00am
Region: 
Convict Lake Area
Observation Type: 
Snowpack
Avalanche
Route: 

From convict lake up to tobacco flat, up old mans bowl to southern summit of Little Morrison, down WNW facing couloir (prob not skiable any longer fairly soon) and down to lake.

Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Weather Observations
More detailed information about the weather: 

Sunny, above freezing, but moderate winds.

Snowpack & Snowpit Observations
Information about the snowpack/snowpit: 

Snow surfaces that were exposed to todays winds were kept cool at elevations above 9500' on most aspects.  One snowpit dug near top of Old Man's bowl (see attached profile).  It revealed a very stable, still wintery snow pack on this ENE slope,   Wind affected slope with variable surface conditions. 

Pit Profiles & Snowpack Photos: 
Avalanche Observations
Avalanche Type: 
Wet
Trigger type: 
Other-please explain in the comments
Aspect: 
West
Elevation: 
10500ft.
More detailed information about the avalanche: 

Wet snow surface slide which appeared to be triggered from cornice collapse the day before.  See photo.

Avalanche/Snowpack Photos: 
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