Date of Observation: 02/24/2022
Name: Mary Nolan
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Coney’s
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: A couple of fresh slab avalanches that ran today on the northwest side of Snodgrass, BTL
Weather:
Snowpack: Collapse and shooting cracks on a 30 degree slope, NE aspect.
Estimated avalanche date: 02/24/2022
Number of Avalanches: 2
Location
Location: Snodgrass
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: NW
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
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Additional comments:
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