Avalanche: Girdwood

Location: Goat ridge, pt 6060

Date:
Observer:
Ned Tomlinson
Route & General Observations

Evening walk up sunny side.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect South Southeast
Elevation 4500ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Large natural wind slab on SSE aspect of pt 6060 on goat ridge. Likely ran last night or today. Crown was clearly visible so it seems like very little loading subsequent to the slide.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Light breeze and chilly temps.

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