Broads Fork11/17/2022 Today we made the long haul up to the apron under Dromedary and Sunrise Peak in Broads Fork. There’s literally no snow at the trail head so you end up walking the first 2 miles and 1200 ft to the bridge before there’s enough snow to skin on. The upper drainage had been a bit windjacked last week but the cold clear nights have even faceted out the windboard in the alpine making it more friendly. Down low in protected terrain the surface is a mixture of facets and surface hoar. Went to the end of the drainage this time and got the full scope of the avalanches from the last cycle. The E Twin had a large avalanche that ran to the valley floor and you can seen crowns strewn all over the upper shoulder and the NE face. The E face had also cleaned out. All the N facing upper bowls had run. Basically all the surface snow is getting weak and with a slick base underlying it all bets are off when we receive a decent load of snow..
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