Avalanche: Portage / Placer

Location: Portage Valley - Road obs

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Route & General Observations

Drove through Portage around 3pm. Lots of very large avalanches on all aspects and elevations

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect Unknown
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Observer Comments

Numerous recent very large avalanches on all aspects and elevations

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Sunny
Upper 30s F
No precip
Light winds

Snow surface

very little snow along the road at sea level. Snow is melting fast!

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