Observation: Portage / Placer

Location: Placer River Drainage / Squirrel "gut" uptrack

Date:

February 14, 2020 4:15pm

Observer:

Travis Smith

Route & General Observations

Went 500-800 feet up the Squirrel “gut” uptract… very deep, unsettled, and several large “whumping”. Plenty of recent avy activity as depicted in the photos.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Whumphing like crazy!

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

clear & felt near zero degrees F.

Snow surface

dusty powder

Snowpack

2 to 5ft deep.

Photos & Video

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Location

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