Avalanche: Summit

Location: Above lower summit lake

Date:

March 12, 2018 6:00pm

Observer:

Patrick McCormick

Route & General Observations

Seward Highway

Contact, Location & General Observations

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Forecaster Comments

This is the avalanche on Butch Peak that was reported in an observation from the party involved.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	West
Elevation	2000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	16in	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Remotely triggered avalanche (see tracks lookers left in photo) observed from the Highway. Occurred at 1 pm.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

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