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El Perro Negro's Day to Day Ramblings

Came across a strange phenomenon that I haven't seen in 25 years of coming to the Sierra Nevada. Last weeks overnight snowfall was followed by days of sun, heat and high humidity. This caused streams to overflow and carry blocks of snow/ice downstream resulting in avalanche like debris surrounding stream beds. Strange to see avalanche-like debris on very easy angled or even flat slopes.

A stream bed has avalanched leaving blocks of snow above

Blocks of snow remain on a level snow covered plateau. Blue sky above

Large blocks of snow/ice have been moved downstream by overflowing streams

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