Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Mt Baldy
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Widespread large avalanche cycle on various aspects of Mt Baldy including one of the few D3s observed in the recent cycle
Weather:
Snowpack:
Location: Mount Baldy
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane:
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D3 – could destroy a car, wood-frame house, or snap trees
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments:
Location: Mount Baldy
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation:
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane:
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D2.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments:
Location: Mount Baldy
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: N
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane:
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D2.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments:
Location: Mount Baldy
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: SE
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments:
Location: Mount Baldy
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments:
