Small slide

Location Name: Mcginnis crk Observation date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 18:00	Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes

Observation made by: Public

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Quick Observation

Small slide on road cut . Storm snow.

Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Images:

Travel Details

Region:

Whitefish Range - Southern (south of Coal Creek)

Activity:

Other

Snowpack Details

Snowpack and Weather Details:

Terrain

Elevation of observation:

3500-5000 ft

Aspect(s) of observation:

Red Flags:

Avalanches from the past 2 days

New Snow in the past 24 hours:

3.00in.

Blowing Snow:

Light

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

Snow line:

3000

Highest Precipitation Rate:

Moderate Snowfall (S2)

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Details:

Date and Time of Avalanche:

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 12:00

Number of avalanches:

Avalanche Type:

Loose Dry/ Sluff

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

Within storm snow

More information or comments about the avalanche:

small natural but still pulled over and looked. Somewhere around dry creek on n fork. Started as pt release near top it seems

Trigger

Trigger:

natural

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

Aspect:

Northeast

Starting Elevation:

below-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Relative Size:

R2 Small

Crown Height:

Less than 1 ft

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

35ft.

Avalanche Width (Average width):

25ft.

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