Estimated avalanche date: 12/31/2021
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Poverty Gulch (Pittsburg, Augusta, Baxter Basin)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: N
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D3 – could destroy a car, wood-frame house, or snap trees
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet): 1,600
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Augusta – deep, but only a small portion of this large face. refill suggest failed at end of cycle