Avalanche buffet
Location Name: Flathead Range Observation date: Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 15:15 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes |
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Observation made by: Public
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Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 12:30
Number of avalanches:
4
Avalanche Type:
Unknown
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
Old snow
Trigger:
natural
Trigger Modifier:
Cornice Fall Triggered
Start Zone Slope Angle:
35
Aspect:
North
Starting Elevation:
8200
Destructive Size:
D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.
Relative Size:
R3 Medium
Crown Height:
2 ft
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
120ft.
Avalanche Width (Average width):
100ft.
Avalanche Location:
This tab is for first image. Slide was clearly cornice triggered, but we did not venture near it so other stats/characteristics are estimations at best. Likely a dry slab. Snow was not/had not been wet at that elevation.