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Avalanche: Mt Olympus

Observer Name
JFL
Observation Date
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Mt Olympus
Location Name or Route
Main Mount Olympus Route
Elevation
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Comments
As we were coming down (shortly before and after noon) from the main summit couloir, we observed the remnants of a natural avalanche to the east of the saddle, in the steeper slopes with a roughly western aspect. I cannot say how deep it broke, but it looked to be about six inches deep and maybe twenty feet wide. I am unsure when it occurred. Hiking down from the saddle, we saw multiple point release avalanches, although none were very large, and around Blister Hill, noticed the snowpack was wrinkled and appeared ready to go on roughly north/northwest facing aspects.