Date of Observation: 03/10/2022
Name: Evan Ross
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: The old reliable, park at the bottom and look up at the mountain tour.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: A couple of small wind slabs on Whetstone. These were D1 to D1.5 in size. The only appeared to involve storm snow and didn’t propagate very wide. Probably ran yesterday during the stronger winds. ATL E to NE. Nothing else was observed while looking into those mountains.
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Estimated avalanche date: 03/09/2022
Number of Avalanches: 2
Location
Location: Mount Whetstone
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Unknown
Size
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
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Additional comments:
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