Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Glaciers at head of Lyon Creek

Date:
Observer:
Sam Volk
Route & General Observations

Toured back Center Ridge the dropped down to Lyon Creek at the end and skinned up to the glaciers.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger No
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect Unknown
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Multiple (10+) avalanches observed on all aspects at all elevations. Many had crown depths up to 4' with one that looked to be near 8' from afar.

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Pastoral  

Slope at the end of Center Ridge  

Kickstep with multiple crowns at multiple elevations.  

Smaller slope in glacier bowl, crown ~3ft  

Location
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