December 18, 2009, Mt. Rainier, Edith Cr, Mazama R
12/18/09
WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Multiple slab avy tracks observed, most from yesterday. E, S, and W aspects 20 to 30 degrees. 5-6000ft elevation. Crowns of two feet or more. Three tracks off of Mazama Ridge buried the Paradise Valley Rd with an extra few feet of snow. One avalanche, in the middle fork Edith Cr ravine, pulled snow down 30 ft above the convex break-over. Melting snow under trees, sun affected crusts. Route to Muir looked like a series of huge wind scours/pillows.
you must have been the guy with the gal I met on Mazama ...
Yep. James of Tacoma, Jennifer of Seattle.
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