Date of Observation: 01/05/2023
Name: Kevin Krill
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Below Climax Chutes
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: I drove over the pile on Mike’s and then around the toe of the debris. Guessing 15-20′ deep for 200 yards. Could be one of the biggest debris piles I’ve driven over in my tenure. The three main paths and all of the smaller ones on lookers right cleaned out. The two on the lookers left did not go.
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Estimated avalanche date: 01/04/2023
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Mount Emmons
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R4 large
Destructive Size: D3.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
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Additional comments: Climax Chutes (connected from Chute .25 to Chute 3.0), likely one crown or potentially several sympathetic crowns. Likely ran overnight 1/3-1/4.
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