el-bagr
12-09-2003, 10:17 AM
From the latest USFS avalanche bulletin:
Tuckerman Ravine has HIGH, CONSIDERABLE, MODERATE, AND LOW avalanche danger. Right Gully has High avalanche danger. Natural and human triggered avalanches are likely. Unstable slabs are likely on a variety of aspects and slope angles. Travel is not recommended. The Lip has Considerable avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are possible and human triggered avalanches are probable. Unstable slabs are probable on steep terrain. Be increasingly cautious in steeper terrain. The Bowl, Headwall, and Left Gully have Moderate avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are unlikely and human triggered avalanches are possible. Use caution in steep terrain. Hillmans Highway, the Lower snowfields, and the Little Headwall have low avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are very unlikley and human triggered avalanches are unlikley. Use normal caution.
Huntington Ravines has HIGH, CONSIDERABLE, AND MODERATE avalanche danger. North, Damnation, and Yale gullies have High avalanche danger. Natural and human triggered avalanches are likely. Unstable slabs are likely on a variety of aspects and slope angles. Travel is not recommended. Central, Pinnacle, and O'Dells have Considerable avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are possible and human triggered avalanches are probable. Unstable slabs are probable on steep terrain. Be increasingly cautious in steeper terrain. South and the Escape Hatch have Moderate avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are unlikely and human triggered avalanches are possible. Use caution in steep terrain.And the ravine view:
http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/ravines/rview.jpg
Tuckerman Ravine has HIGH, CONSIDERABLE, MODERATE, AND LOW avalanche danger. Right Gully has High avalanche danger. Natural and human triggered avalanches are likely. Unstable slabs are likely on a variety of aspects and slope angles. Travel is not recommended. The Lip has Considerable avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are possible and human triggered avalanches are probable. Unstable slabs are probable on steep terrain. Be increasingly cautious in steeper terrain. The Bowl, Headwall, and Left Gully have Moderate avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are unlikely and human triggered avalanches are possible. Use caution in steep terrain. Hillmans Highway, the Lower snowfields, and the Little Headwall have low avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are very unlikley and human triggered avalanches are unlikley. Use normal caution.
Huntington Ravines has HIGH, CONSIDERABLE, AND MODERATE avalanche danger. North, Damnation, and Yale gullies have High avalanche danger. Natural and human triggered avalanches are likely. Unstable slabs are likely on a variety of aspects and slope angles. Travel is not recommended. Central, Pinnacle, and O'Dells have Considerable avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are possible and human triggered avalanches are probable. Unstable slabs are probable on steep terrain. Be increasingly cautious in steeper terrain. South and the Escape Hatch have Moderate avalanche danger. Natural avalanches are unlikely and human triggered avalanches are possible. Use caution in steep terrain.And the ravine view:
http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/ravines/rview.jpg