Double Top fresh slide

CB Avalanche Center February 24, 2022CBAC Observations

Date of Observation: 02/24/2022
Name: Drew Holbrook

Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Double Top

Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: See photo. Don’t recall seeing this before.
Weather:
Snowpack:

Photos:

Avalanche Report #1

Estimated avalanche date: 02/24/2022
Number of Avalanches: 1

Location

Location: Middle Brush Creek (Pearl Pass Road, Cumberland Basin, Twin Lakes)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: W

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: Double Top

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