Avalanche: Chugach State Park

Location: Eastern tributaries to Ship Creek 0.8 to 1.2 mi South of Rendevous Pk

Date:

March 17, 2018 4:00pm

Observer:

Joe Kurtak

Route & General Observations

Recent avalanche debris observed in Ship Creek drainage

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	West
Elevation	3000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	2000ft

Avalanche Details

A series of avalanche crowns and related debris observed on west-facing aspects of NE to E tributaries of the Ship Creek drainage. Located from 0.8 to 1.2 mi south of Rendevous Pk Observation made from the ridgetop just south of the Arctic Valley Ski area. No sign of skier/boarder tracks in area.
May have resulted from wind loading of west-facing slopes during storm event on 3/12-13. May be the same storm event that produced avalanches on west facing slopes of the south frk of Eagle River. See obs by Brad M. for that description.

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Obvious signs of instability

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

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Avalanche debris in eastern tributary of Ship. Crown outlined in red.

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