goobers in the gulllies
Location Name: Forecaster Observation - Middle Fork and John F. Stevens Canyon Observation date: Friday, February 28, 2020 - 19:45 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes |
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Location
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Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:00
Number of avalanches:
1
Avalanche Type:
Wet Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
Old snow
Trigger:
natural
Aspect:
Southwest
Starting Elevation:
6000
Destructive Size:
D1.5
Relative Size:
R2 Small
Crown Height:
2 ft
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
100ft.
Avalanche Width (Average width):
55ft.
Avalanche Location:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:15
Number of avalanches:
5
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
New/old snow interface
More information or comments about the avalanche:
Several small wet loose avalanches whose debris channeled into a single gully and ran a considerable distance down slope, stopping about 4600
Trigger:
natural
Aspect:
Southeast
Starting Elevation:
6500
Destructive Size:
D1.5
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
800ft.
Avalanche Location:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 12:15
Number of avalanches:
4
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
New/old snow interface
More information or comments about the avalanche:
Infinity path. Ran from near top, channeled by gully, ran to below the infinity tree.
Trigger:
natural
Aspect:
Southeast
Starting Elevation:
5900
Destructive Size:
D1.5
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
1000ft.
Avalanche Location:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 14:15
Number of avalanches:
5
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
New/old snow interface
More information or comments about the avalanche:
West side of Snowslip, below the weather station. Debris channeled into gullies.
Trigger:
natural
Aspect:
Southwest
Starting Elevation:
6000
Destructive Size:
D1 Relatively harmless to people.
Relative Size:
R1 Very Small
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
300ft.
Avalanche Location:
Size estimated from road via binoculars and from image. In feeder path on looker's right side of 1163