A long runner

Sunday, FAC staff noted avalanche activity associated with last week's storms in Rescue Creek. Today, we decided to follow suit and take a look at the drainage to the north. 

• We observed 2 Persistent Slab avalanches that originated on steep, rocky northeast-facing terrain at upper elevations, Both of these were plenty large enough to destroy a wood frame house and are classified D3.5 and D3. The largest of the two traveled nearly 3000 vertical feet, terminating on Skiumah Lake.
• 6-8 crowns from storm slabs and wind slabs were noted on north or east-facing terrain and were mostly D2 in size.
• Several north-facing avalanche paths had extensive damage to small-diameter trees, but fracture lines were not visible, and we assume they had filled in from wind and snow.
• Wet loose avalanche debris piles D2 - 2.5 in size noted on northerly slopes.
• Southerly slopes had only small debris piles with just a couple of small cross-loaded wind slabs visible.