Date of Observation: 12/11/2021
Name: Ben Pritchett
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Ruby Range and Whetstone as viewed from town
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
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Number of Avalanches: 2
Location
Location: Poverty Gulch (Pittsburg, Augusta, Baxter Basin)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: E
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
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Type: Soft Slab
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Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
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Additional comments: Mineral Point and Richmond
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Poverty Gulch (Pittsburg, Augusta, Baxter Basin)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: SE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
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Additional comments: Augusta
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Mount Whetstone
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
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Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2
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Number of Avalanches: 6
Location
Location: Mount Whetstone
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
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Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D1.5
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