Avalanche: Girdwood

Location: Penguin ridge

Date:
Observer:
Mike Welch
Route & General Observations

Saw this slide walking home from Alyeska in a moment of good afternoon light. Poor i-phone photo. Slab looked to be 2-3ish feet deep (viewed form quite a distance, rough estimate). Crown is just below red arc on photo.

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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type Soft SlabAspect East Southeast
Elevation 2000ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
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penguin slide  

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