Avalanche: Girdwood

Location: Crow Pass

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Route & General Observations

Turned around fairly early on crow pass trail due to concerns about exposure on wind loaded terrain.
Active snow transport along the surface and snow pluming off the high peaks.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect South
Elevation 3500ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Numerous recent natural avalanches, unsure of exact release times.
Most prominent one picture below.

Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Observer Comments

Snow transport, recent avalanches

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