Avalanche: Chugach State Park

Location: Peak 3

Date:

December 13, 2023 3:36pm

Observer:

Sam, Dan, Ben Senderson

Route & General Observations

Toured up the standard up track for peak 3, roughly ~10-14 inches (25-35cm) of fresh soft snow. Some areas are still very thin from previous wind scouring prior to this last snowfall. No visible wind effect on the new snow.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Dry Loose Snow	Aspect	West Northwest
Elevation	3800ft	Slope Angle	38deg
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	40ft
Vertical Run	500ft

Avalanche Details

Runout angle was 28° from the toe of the runout to the trigger point

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

No other red flags were observed throughout the tour besides the dry loose avalanche.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Skies came in and out, broken/overcast. Visibility to the west was near unlimited with clear views across the inlet. Temps remained around 14-18°F. Winds were calm <~3mph.

Snow surface

~10-14 inches (25-35cm) of fresh soft snow over wind pack, or baren ground. No wind effected surface snow was observed. Boot Penetration was ~16inches (40cm). Ski quality was great.

Snowpack

No formal stability tests performed.

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View of Dry Loose Slide from Ridgeline

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