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Observation Details
Observation Date:
March 2, 2023 - March 2, 2023Submitted:
March 2, 2023Observer:
Clancy Nelson | ESAC ForecasterZone or Region:
Pine CreekLocation:
Wheeler Crest and Mt. Tom - Avalanche ObservationsSigns of Unstable Snow
Recent Avalanches?
YesCracking?
None ExperiencedCollapsing?
None ExperiencedMedia
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Avalanche Observations
| # | Date | Location | Size | Type | Bed Sfc | Depth | Trigger | Comments | Photo |
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| 1 | Past 24 hours |
Witcher Canyon Near Treeline N 10000 ft |
D2 | HS | O-Old Snow | N-Natural | Looks like a wind slab avalanche stepped down to the persistent weak layer. |
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| 1 | Past 24 hours |
Wheeler Crest Above Swall Meadows. Lookers L of Witcher Canyon N 9200 ft |
D2.5 | HS | O-Old Snow | N-Natural | Debris from a slab that released around 9200 feet triggered a large wind slab down low. |
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| 1 | Past 24 hours |
Mt. Tom Lookers L of Elderberry Canyon NE 9400 ft |
D2 | HS | O-Old Snow | N-Natural |
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Most of this activity appears to have run yesterday (3/1/23) or overnight. Other, older crowns and debris piles were filled in or obscured by the intense wind-loading event yesterday afternoon (3/1/23).
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