Avalanche: Seward

Location: Resurrection Pks - Road Obs

Date:

March 19, 2019 5:47pm

Observer:

Mark Walters

Route & General Observations

Glide cracks are opening and avalanching on SE aspect of the Resurrection peaks, just above treeline. Possible small glide crack on North end of E side of Mt.Marathon above Bench trail as well.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Wet Slab
Aspect	Southeast	Elevation	2200ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	unknown	Vertical Run	unknown

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

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