Date of Observation: 03/08/2022
Name: Than Acuff
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Hwy 135
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Small persistent slab that looks like it ran naturally from yesterday afternoon’s winds.
Weather: Some blowing snow off of Whetstone this morning.
Snowpack:
Location: Mount Whetstone
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1- Relatively harmless to people
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