Date of Observation: 01/14/2022
Name: Evan Ross
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: 2nd Bowl Mt Axtell
Observed avalanche activity: No
Avalanches: This avalanche was previously documented during the holiday natural avalanche cycle, but we hadn’t been to the toe of the avalanche to confirm just how far it had run.
This was a very large avalanche that is estimated to have propagated across the full start zone. It ran to, or through, the historic trim line of the avalanche path. The avalanche ran for just short of a mile in length. It descended close to 1,900ft in elevation, and in the runout it ran horizontally 1,800ft through mostly flat or hilly terrain. Alpha angle around 19.7 degrees. All those junky little trees in the avalanche track that interrupt your ski turns are now nicely pruned.
Photos:-
- The avalanche debris continued to run below this photo, but you could no longer see the start zone from there.
