Dec 16th, Kelso Mountain Avalanche - questions

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Re: Dec 16th, Kelso Mountain Avalanche - questions

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Chicago Transplant wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 4:27 pmPeople who know the route is dangerous that take it early season should put in a bypass trench even when the slope is not yet loaded,
The correct winter route is to follow the frozen creek all the way up past this specific spot. By the time someone gets to that slope they've already gotten it wrong.
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