Rollerballs & pinwheels

Location Name: Becker Peak Region: Echo Summit Area Observation Date & Time: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 12:30
Location: 38.832752, -120.058651 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Rollerballs / Pinwheels Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Warm Temperatures

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Saw lots of natural pinwheels and it was easy to set off D1 wet loose slides in the new 2in snow. Warm temps high 30's to low 40's. Lower Echo lake had some open water spots on shore edge below Becker and there looked to be a bigger open water/start to break up on the east side below Flagpole.

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Trigger

Trigger:

Unknown

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

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