Avalanche: Other Regions

Location: LV Ray near Carter Lake Area.

Date:

January 29, 2020 5:10pm

Observer:

Alex McLain

Route & General Observations

Natural Avalanche observed at 1:58pm on LV Ray Peak east of Carter Lake. (Moose Pass Area). Powder cloud was observed from Johnson Pass Trail head.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	North
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Powder Cloud was observed travelling down the north aspect of LV Ray into low angle terrain.

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Natural avalanches, windloading, and recent snowfall.

Photos & Video

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LV Ray looking east.

Powder Cloud from Johnson Pass South Trailhead. (Mp 31 Seward highway)

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