10webCBAC Observations
Date of Observation: 05/16/2023
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Whetstone. Viewed from town.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Two large wet slabs ran today, adjacent to but independent of each other in Barcelona Bowl, probably cornice triggered.
Weather:
Snowpack:
Location: Mount Whetstone
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Wet Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2
Avg. crown height (inches):
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# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Barcelona bowl
