Date of Observation: 02/23/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Kebler Pass Road, town, and Pitchfork neighborhood
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Coding in a few more fresh slab avalanches that ran today on small slopes near town. D1 to D1.5
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Slate River
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Washington Gulch
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One of numerous relatively slides above Coal Creek
Estimated avalanche date: 02/23/2022
Number of Avalanches: 2
Location
Location: Other: Add text
Location Specific: Near town
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D1.5
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Involvements
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Additional comments: Wash Gulch near Pitchfork and above Coal Creek
Estimated avalanche date: 02/23/2022
Number of Avalanches: 7
Location
Location: Other: Add text
Location Specific: Near town
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: N
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D1- Relatively harmless to people
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Slate River, Coal Creek, and Wash Gulch banks
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