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This avalanche was triggered by a large cornice fall on the ENE aspect of Wolverine Peak on 4/8. Photo: A. Peterson

A deep pile of wet avalanche debris in Emigrant Gulch. This shows how large and destructive wet avalanches can be. Trails and roads that are almost snow free may still be exposed to hazard from above. It is unknown if this was from a wet slab or wet loose avalanche. Either type of wet avalanche can entrain a lot of snow and run a long distance. Photo: B. VandenBos

A deep pile of wet avalanche debris in Emigrant Gulch. This shows how large and destructive wet avalanches can be. It is unknown if this was from a wet slab or wet loose avalanche. It shows that either type of wet avalanche can entrain a lot of snow and run a long distance. Trails and roads that are almost snow free may still be exposed to hazard from above. Photo: B. VandenBos

Wet loose slides near emigrant peak are a result of recent warm tempeartures and unconsolidated snow on the surface. Photo: B. VandenBos

This east facing avalanche was seen yesterday (Monday) and likely released over the weekend.  It is located in the bowl between Fairy and Frazier Lake on the shoulder of Hardscrabble Peak. The trigger is unknown, but there were snowmobile tracks on the slope near the crown. The slide was 1-3' deep, almost 1,000' wide and 1,000' vertical. It likely failed on a similar layer of facets as the slide on Sacajewea last week. Photo: B. VandenBos