Avalanches from Red Lady

CB Avalanche Center2015-16 Observations

Location: Kebler Pass Area
Date of Observation: 12/24/2015
Name: Ben Pritchett
Subject: Red Lady
Aspect: South East
Elevation: 9,200′-12,400′

Avalanches: 10x D2’s or bigger:
Red Lady Bowl (D3)
Peeler Basin (D3), Peeler Peak south aspect
Red Lady Glades (D2)
East Bowl (Anthracites)
Augusta
Richmond…
Weather: White cheek kind of cold. Light blowing snow out of the West / South West.
Snowpack: Noisy! Booming, collapses breaking trail up Red Lady. 20-25cm settlement cones indicating rapid settlement. “Upside down” feeling with most of the settlement occurring near the snow surface.

Oh Be Joyful wilderness avalanches Red Lady Glades avalanches 2 Red Lady Glades avalanches remote trigger avy below Red Lady Bowl D3

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