Avalanche: Girdwood

Location: Penguin Peak

Date:

December 31, 2016 9:00

Observer:

Peter Wadsworth

Route & General Observations

The West Couloir on Penguin peak had a large debris pile at its base visible from Seward Highway. Couldn’t quite make out the start, but assume it was at the top, possibly from a cornice release. May be from multiple natural slides during storm cycle.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	West
Elevation	3300ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	2000ft

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Obvious signs of instability

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

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