Broads Fork1/8/2024 Today we decided to try to ski up in Broads Fork. Definitely not a place to be if avalanches are on the menu. Our decision was based on light density snow, no slab, and a fairly large avalanche that had already run in the Diving Board. We went up there with the plan to bail if there was any sort of slab development or wind which there wasn’t. The fairly large avalanche that had already run from off the East Twin solidified our plan. There was close to 20 inches of light density snow resting on either facets or windboard depending on location. We constantly probed the snow on the way up and transitioned in the safety of the previous avalanche. All bets will be off with settlement of the pack and the strong prefrontal winds forecasted for tomorrow. It was kinda like getting a hall pass for one more day in avalanche terrain then backing way off when the slab thickens up
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Mike M
1/8/2024 07:00:32 pm
Thanks Mark!
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