Avalanche Occurrence
General Information
Observer:
NWAC Forecaster
Occurrence Date:
Jan 11, 2022 ()
Location:
Excelsior Peak Ridgeline
Comments:
Information taken from public ob- https://nwac.us/public-obs/9783/
Exact location is unclear but this is the best guess.
This is a wet slab avalanche which likely ran overnight or in the early morning hours of 1/11
Avalanche Characteristics
# of Avys:
1Aspect:
SStart Zone Elev:
5100ftSize:
D2Type:
WS-Wet SlabTrigger:
N-NaturalBed Surface:
I-New/Old InterfaceDepth:
1ftWidth:
660ftComments:
Difficult to determine the depth of crown, what layer it ran on, and was unable to determine length that the avalanche ran.