Avalanche: Chugach State Park

Location: Glenn Alps, Flattop

Date:

March 18, 2015 4:19pm

Observer:

Joe Stock Professional

Route & General Observations

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Avalanche Details

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Trigger	remote	Avalanche Type
Aspect	North Northeast	Elevation	2500ft
Slope Angle	25deg	Crown Depth	3ft
Width	300ft	Vertical Run	100ft

Observer Comments

We remotely triggered this 1-meter thick 100m by 30m hard windslab. Far lookers right side may have been as steep as 30-35 degrees though most of the bed surface was 25-30 degrees.

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Observer Comments

Wind loading

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Cloudy and windy.

Snow surface

Smooth wind slab

Snowpack

80cm of wind slab above 20cm of basal facets. ECTP21 on the basal facets next to slab before it released.

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View from the north side of Blueberry Knoll.

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