| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow | Aspect | East |
| Elevation | 100ft | Slope Angle | 45deg |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | 20ft |
| Vertical Run | 200ft |
Avalanche: Chugach State Park
Location: Hunter Creek
Hiked 2 miles up Hunter Creek to climb Split Finish and Lost in Space and hiked out. One natural small wet loose avalanche observed on a Easterly aspect and ice fall on Lost Ice on West aspect in afternoon. Several new small wet loose avalanches carrying large rocks had crossed the trail on the way out.
Avalanche Details
While climbing Split Finish around 3 pm we heard and saw a small wet loose avalanche across canyon on a E aspect that started in a steep rocky area, entrained snow and rocks down to ground, and ran down to the trail.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
In addition to the wet loose observed around 3 pm, we observed a ice fall on Lost Ice on a W aspect around 5 pm. On the way out of the canyon we observed several new debris piles across the trail containing dirt and large rocks, evidence of small wet loose avalanches during the day. Numerous old and recent wet loose avalanches had crossed the trail, entraining snow and rocks down to the ground.
Weather
High of 42 F, low of 9 F. Clear skies. No precipitation. Light winds noted around 4 pm.
Snow surface
A 1" very breakable melt freeze crust on all aspects.
Snowpack
Not Observed.
Fresh small wet loose avalanche on W aspect that had crossed the trail on the way out of the canyon
Recent wet small loose avalanche on E aspect in Hunter Creek
Recent small wet loose avalanches entraining a lot of rocks on a W aspect that had crossed the trail