Avalanche Occurrence

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General Information

Crown lines along the SW face of Red Mt. This slanb produced one of the large, more notable, avalanches observed in Commonwealth Basin.

Observer:

NWAC Forecaster

Occurrence Date:

Feb 28, 2022 ()

Location:

SW face of Red Mt

Comments:

This was one of the more remarkable avalanches found today. Numerous other D1 wet slabs were seen on nearby unsupported slopes, along with small loose wet avalanches.

Avalanche Characteristics

# of Avys:

1

Aspect:

SW (S,W)

Start Zone Elev:

5400ft

Size:

D2.5 / R2

Type:

WS-Wet Slab

Trigger:

N-Natural

Vertical Fall:

1200ft

Media

Crown lines along the SW face of Red Mt. This slanb produced one of the large, more notable, avalanches observed in Commonwealth Basin.

Debris from the SW face of Red Mt.

Debris from the SW face of Red Mt.

The avalanche on the SW face of Red Mt, gouged the snowpack lower in the runout.

Looking up the debris to the startzone: Sw face Red Mt

Looking up the debris. SW face Red Mt

Shallow crowns were on many steep unsupported slopes.

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