Avalanche Occurrence
General Information
Observer:
NWAC Forecaster
Occurrence Date:
Apr 5, 2022 ()
Location:
Wy'East/Newton HeadwallAvalanche Characteristics
# of Avys:
6Aspect:
SE (S,SE,E,NE)Start Zone Elev:
10000ftSize:
D3Type:
HS-Hard SlabTrigger:
N-NaturalDepth:
2ftComments:
Crowns of large to very large slab avalanches on Wy'east Face and above the Newton/Clark Glacier that ran naturally during the 4/3-5 storm. Fresh rollerballs and shallow loose wet slides began mid-morning on 4/6 on easterly aspects. The most impressive avalanche was a D3+ on Wy'East face that broke several feet thick at the same crown site as 5+ other very large natural avalanches that ran throughout the winter beginning in December. It is suspected that the same icy bed surface keeps reloading and repeatedly producing avalanches.
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