Date of Observation: 02/27/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Ruby Range, Schuylkill as viewed from Double Top
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Adding a few more large avalanches that ran during the latter half of the storm
Photos:
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Baldy in foreground. The bowl on the right was a repeat offender from 12/31. Treasury, Treasure in the background.
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Richmond. The big crown on the NE side is from 12/31 cycle.
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Schulkill Great Wide Open ran wall to wall more or less. This was repeat offender from the 12/31 cycle
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Little Silver Basin
Estimated avalanche date: 02/23/2022
Number of Avalanches: 3
Location
Location: Schuylkill Ridge
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: R3 medium
Destructive Size: D2.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
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# of partial burials:
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Additional comments: Great Wide Open ran wall to wall more or less, probably as multiple slides. Couldn’t see runouts, size and date estimated.
Estimated avalanche date: 02/23/2022
Number of Avalanches: 3
Location
Location: Oh-Be-Joyful Basin
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: SE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
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Additional comments: Richmond SE face x2 and OBJ SE face
Estimated avalanche date: 02/24/2022
Number of Avalanches: 2
Location
Location: Upper Slate (Purple, Yule Pass, Paradise Divide)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
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Additional comments: Treasury and Treasure. Can’t see the runouts so size is estimated.
Estimated avalanche date: 02/24/2022
Number of Avalanches: 3
Location
Location: Mount Baldy
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: E
Characteristics
Trigger:
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
# of people caught:
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Additional comments:
Estimated avalanche date: 02/24/2022
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Oh-Be-Joyful Basin
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: NE Bowl of OBJ
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