Avalanche: Chugach State Park

Location: Falls Creek

Date:

January 8, 2024 4:56pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

I got tired of waiting for avalanche mitigation on the Seward Highway so turned around and skinned up Falls Creek. Found a large avalanche off the western side of Falls Peak that slid all the way to the valley bottom, in addition to several other smaller storm slabs in the area.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

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Observer Comments

No other signs of instability aside from the recent storm slabs.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Snow surface

Rain crust down low, good snow in protected areas, and moderately wind-affected snow elsewhere.

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West side of Falls Peak.

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