Avalanche: Chugach State Park

Location: South Fork Eagle River 2 miles south of Trail head

Date:

May 8, 2019 8:02pm

Observer:

Gene Petrescu

Route & General Observations

New large avalanche down to base on North aspect this afternoon 5/8/19. Other small slides in the area today.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

5 to 7" new snow above 3500 feet this morning.

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South Fork Eagle River 5/8/19 2 mi South of trailhead

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