More Avalanches

Took three laps at Trapper Ridge today. 5 avalanches were observed on the s-w slope well below the ridge line on Sage Peak. Whumpfing occurred on the established skin track on our second and third runs of the day. The whumpfs were confined to low elevation e-ne slopes and had less energy then many of whumpfs this season (still impressive though). We observed three avlanches on the e-ne slopes with crowns roughly 2-3 feet deep. One of the three avalanches was quite old. The others appeared to have occurred recently. Another large collapse with multiple crack was observed on an east facing slope. The collapse seems to have been incredibly close to sliding as the initial ‘crown’ was pulled away from the snow above it but did not have enough energy to I’ve more than a foot or two down slope. Must have been a degree or two from sliding??? This collapse was found around all three e-ne avalanches.