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Location Name: Forecaster Observation - Glacier National Park Observation date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 17:45 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes |
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Observation made by: Forecaster
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Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 08:00
Number of avalanches:
2
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
New/old snow interface
Trigger:
natural
Start Zone Slope Angle:
45
Aspect:
Southeast
Starting Elevation:
above-treeline
Destructive Size:
D2.5
Relative Size:
R3 Medium
Crown Height:
1 ft
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
2500ft.
Avalanche Width (Average width):
1000ft.
Avalanche Location:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 12:30
Number of avalanches:
10
Avalanche Type:
Wet Loose
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
Within storm snow
More information or comments about the avalanche:
Many D2+ size wet loose avalanche on a variety of aspects.
Trigger:
natural
Start Zone Slope Angle:
40
Aspect:
South
Starting Elevation:
near-treeline
Destructive Size:
D2.5
Relative Size:
R3 Medium
Avalanche Location:
Wide slab off the east face of Stanton. Debris looked to fresh and crowns looked to crisp for it to have occurred during the AR. Time and date estimated during precip and wind loading.