Avalanche: Summit

Location: Summit/Carter/Lost Lake Road obs

Date:
Observer:
Alex McLain
Route & General Observations

Road observation…wind loading observed in the afternoon with natural avalanche 1430 near Snug Harbor road above Kenai Lake North aspect active wind loading.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect North
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Natural avalanche South and east of snug harbor road. Active windloading. Steep terrain. See picture.

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Red line is starting zone...orange is where powder cloud ended. Avalanche happened at 230 pm.  

Windloading this afternoon Gilpatrick  

Carter Lake windloading  

Location
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