Avalanche: Girdwood

Location: Raggedtop Shoulder

Date:

December 15, 2022 6:54pm

Observer:

H Johnston

Route & General Observations

Chairlift obs in Girdwood Valley.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	South
Elevation	4100ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Large crown visible on the shoulder of Raggedtop (pictured). Also noted a mid-elevation crown on Fishs Breath (not pictured).

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Northwest wind was picking up with flagging off of Goat, Yudi and Pipit.

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Slab on Raggedtop

wider view of avalanche

Location

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