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Observation Details

Observation Date:
March 12, 2022
Submitted:
March 12, 2022
Zone or Region:
Southern Wallowas
Activity:
Snowmobiling/Snowbiking
Location:
Table Top (Northern End above Clear Creek Cabin Photo included) additional ob on Red Mountain (No Photo)

Observed Avalanches

Did you observe any avalanches? 
Yes
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to people
Elevation:
8800
Aspect:
SW
Comments:
Observed from distance at Darin’s Photo Spot. Approximately 100 yards long, maybe 50 yards wide, slow moving. Depth hard to determine. Solar and warming influence as described in todays forecast.

Signs of Unstable Snow

None reported

Observations

On Table Top as we were leaving the area for the day around 4 PM, as the winds picked up from the SW we observed saltation and wind erosion occurring across the top of the ridge.

Media

North end Table top wind erosion view, looking west

Advanced Observations

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