10webCBAC Observations
Date of Observation: 03/01/2023
Name: Eric Murrow
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Friends Hut area, shared via InReach
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: D2 remote east ntl. 2-4 feet deep. Couldn’t get to crown but crust/facet above crown likely culprit.
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Location: East Brush Creek (Star Pass, Friends Hut)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Skier
Trigger modifier: Remote
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches): 36
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
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