Date of Observation: 03/11/2023
Name: Insta Gram
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Natural avalanche impacting Cement Creek Road/xc trail
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: “Hard to tell, but the big path in the heart of Cement Creek XC trail ran last night…looked like it wasn’t even from the very top from what I could see.”
Weather:
Snowpack:
Photos:
Estimated avalanche date: 03/11/2023
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Cement Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: E
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size: R4 large
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: road hit
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