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Observation Details
Name:
Nate Hough-SneeObservation Date:
January 16, 2022Submitted:
January 16, 2022Zone or Region:
East CentralActivity:
XC Skiing/SnowshoeingLocation:
Sleeping Lady/Icicle Center for the Arts/lower IcicleObserved Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 3: Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few treesElevation:
2000'Aspect:
SEComments:
Broke to ground and mixed with trees, mud, rocks, etc.Forecasters note: This avalanche was first observed on the 13th, and likely occurred late on the 12th or early on the 13th.
Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
L-N-R2-D3-G: Cedar and I saw a wet loose, natural avalanche that was small relative to the path, but was large enough to break trees and entrain boulders. It broke to the saturated ground and ran several hundred vertically feet in a relatively narrow path.
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