Specimen Creek Obs

Here are some observations from our tour in Specimen Creek this morning. 

Winds remained steady throughout the day and were blowing from the southern half of the compass. Many ridgelines had been scoured down to the grass from yesterday's winds. HS was around 100cm around 8k feet and significantly shallower at lower elevations. New snow totals from the past couple of days was around 20-30cm. We experienced a remarkable number of thunderous collapses throughout the day (I lost count), one of which triggered an avalanche into Specimen Creek while we were in the flats. See attached photo.

I'd give this area a few more good storms before the touring is worth it back there. Lots of tree-dodging!