Baker BC - very reactive surface layer observation

That is a photo by Grant Gunderson!

Be safe people

Here's a photo that a friend of my shared (I'm not sure who took this) but I think this tells another part of the story.    Edit:  The photo was taken by Grant Gunderson.   

Actually, that photo tells NONE of this story -- it's a cool photo, but it's from LAST YEAR. Here is the source: www.prints.grantgunderson.com/content/201103173803_Edit.html

Very clearly says 2011 03 17 right in the URL.

Please stop spreading the same misinformation that someone erroneously posted on Facebook ( link to FB post , read the comments).

Actually, that photo tells NONE of this story -- it's a cool photo, but it's from LAST YEAR. Here is the source: www.prints.grantgunderson.com/content/201103173803_Edit.html

Very clearly says 2011 03 17 right in the URL.

Please stop spreading the same misinformation that someone erroneously posted on Facebook ( link to FB post , read the comments).

Let this be a lesson in hearsay. I'll decline from sharing a photo unless I was there and have the full context. Apologies and Thanks for the correction Amar.

- Aaron

The skies cleared Saturday to allow a brief view of the March 15, 2012 avalanche:
There is clearly tons of hang fire still up there. No one was heading out but I could see a few tracks in lower safety line.

We took a lap thru the lower trees into rumble gully check and were amazed at the results. It smelled like a lumber yard. The return route is all different. The gully is now overfull with tons of snow/ice flow with horizontal and broken trees poking out. We made the best of the destruction and 50-50'd some of the trees while following the return.