Cascadilla Creek
Location Name: Cascadilla Creek Observation date: Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 21:30 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes |
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Observation made by: Public
Tabs
Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 12:30
Number of avalanches:
1
Avalanche Type:
Hard Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
New/old snow interface
Trigger:
snowboarder
Trigger Modifier:
Accidentally Triggered
Aspect:
North
Starting Elevation:
5150
Destructive Size:
D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.
Relative Size:
R2 Small
Crown Height:
1 ft
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
250ft.
Avalanche Width (Average width):
300ft.
Number of people caught:
1
Number of partial burials:
0
Number of full burials:
0
Avalanche Location:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 11:00
Number of avalanches:
1
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
Old snow
Trigger:
natural
Aspect:
Southeast
Starting Elevation:
near-treeline
Destructive Size:
D1 Relatively harmless to people.
Relative Size:
R1 Very Small
Avalanche Location:
Solo Snowboarder came from down into Cascadilla Creek from Wahoo Creek. The boarder seemed to accidentally trigger the wind slab around 5200ft on a N aspect, and was lucky enough to out run the slide.