Avalanche Occurrence

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General Information

Looking up the derbis as some of the higher crowns on a large natural wet slab that failed on the N face of Pickhandle Pt.

Observer:

NWAC Forecaster

Occurrence Date:

Feb 28, 2022 ()

Location:

Pickhandle Pt: N Bowl

Comments:

The large avalanche origniated on the east side of the bowl (more NNW facing), other smaller slides were seen on the western half of the bowl.

Avalanche Characteristics

# of Avys:

1

Aspect:

NW (N)

Start Zone Elev:

6200ft

Size:

D2.5 / R2

Type:

WS-Wet Slab

Trigger:

N-Natural

Bed Surface:

O-Old Snow

Depth:

2ft (max: 2.5ft)

Vertical Fall:

400ft

Weak Layer:

Feb 13, 2022 (MFcr)

Comments:

This avalanche may have been triggered by smaller wet slides from above.

Media

Looking up the derbis as some of the higher crowns on a large natural wet slab that failed on the N face of Pickhandle Pt.

Looking up the debris field of a large wet slab avalanche on the N face of Pickhandle Pt. You can see several sections of the crown. WS-N-R2-D2.5-O; N, 6100'.

A large debris pile from a natural wet slab avalanche on Pickhandle Pt. While the debris covered a large area, it was relatively shallow (2-4' deep).

Debris from an avalanche in Pickhandle Basin pushed snow 6-8' into the trees. You can see the dirty Valentine's Day crust was exposed in this area by the slide.

A lower crown from a large avalanche in Pickhandle Basin. This avalanche appeared to fail on the Valentine's Day crust. N 6100'

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