Date of Observation: 12/18/2022
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Saddle between Augusta and Purple.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Fresh persistent slab off Augusta/Purple saddle. See photo.
Date of Observation: 12/18/2022
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Saddle between Augusta and Purple.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Fresh persistent slab off Augusta/Purple saddle. See photo.
Location: Poverty Gulch (Pittsburg, Augusta, Baxter Basin)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
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Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
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