Date of Observation: 01/15/2023
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Viewed from Ohio Pass Trailhead
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Observed a shallow but widely propagating slide in the upper snowpack on a south aspect in the Anthracites. It likely ran Friday with the warming.
Weather:
Snowpack:
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A shallow but wide avalanche on a south aspect in the Anthracites, caused by warming on Friday
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Estimated avalanche date: 01/13/2023
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Anthracite Range
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: S
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size:
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:
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