Date of Observation: 02/27/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Upper Cement Creek
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Documenting slab activity from the cycle
Location: Cement Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: W
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Various locations along Upper Cement.
Location: Cement Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: W
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: New/Old interface
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):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Below Italian Mtn
Location: Cement Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
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):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Hunter Hill
Location: Cement Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: BTL: Below Tree Line
Aspect: E
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Various locations Upper Cement
Location: Cement Creek
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: NTL: Near Tree Line
Aspect: NW
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Soft Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size: R1 very small
Destructive Size: D1.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Lambertson
