Date of Observation: 03/02/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: 3 p.m. views of Rustlers Gulch, Copper Creek, Deer Creek, Pearl Pass, etc. from CBMR.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: A handful of undocumented D1 to 1.5 wet avalanches that ran sometime in the past few days. One looked like a D1.5 wet slab on a west aspect NTL above Pearl Pass Road. In the same terrain feature, another D1.5 wet pile that I suspect could be a wet slab but couldn’t see the start zone. The rest were all D1 wet loose.
Weather:
Snowpack:
Photos:
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West and SW facing terrain above the Pearl Pass switchback near Cumberland Basin. Looks like 1 or 2 wet slabs and some wet loose.
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Appears to be a wet loose. Perry Creek.
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Some minor older wet loose action, Rustler’s Gulch
Estimated avalanche date: 03/01/2022
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Middle Brush Creek (Pearl Pass Road, Cumberland Basin, Twin Lakes)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: W
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Wet Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Date estimated. Could be anytime between 2/28 and 3/2.
Estimated avalanche date: 03/01/2022
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Middle Brush Creek (Pearl Pass Road, Cumberland Basin, Twin Lakes)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: W
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Unknown
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Wet debris. Guessing this was a wet slab. Date estimated. Could be anytime between 2/28 and 3/2.
Estimated avalanche date: 02/28/2022
Number of Avalanches: 3
Location
Location: Middle Brush Creek (Pearl Pass Road, Cumberland Basin, Twin Lakes)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: SW
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Wet Loose
Failure Plane: Within storm snow
Size
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1- Relatively harmless to people
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Date estimated. Could be anytime between 2/27 and 3/2.
Estimated avalanche date: 03/01/2022
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: West Brush Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: W
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Wet Loose
Failure Plane: Within storm snow
Size
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1- Relatively harmless to people
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Perry Creek. Date estimated. Could be anytime between 2/27 and 3/2.
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