Observation: Other Regions

Location: Petersville Area - Alaska Range

Date:
Observer:
Dave Agosti
Route & General Observations

Came across this posted video of a near-miss avalanche on the facebook page of Alaska Snow Cat. See link…https://www.facebook.com/Alaska-Snow-Cat-1710120365888958/ dated Jan 8th. He writes “Be careful out there this weekend guys! This was in Petersville yesterday, my buddy climbing straight up and over set this off. Luckily no burials.”

Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Location
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