Avalanche: Summit

Location: Summit Lake Road Obs

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Route & General Observations

Drove down to Manitoba to look for recent avalanches before doing a quick field day in Turnagain.

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Avalanche Details

We saw 3-4 recent avalanches in the area, see photos. The largest was at about 3500' on a west aspect just north of Moose Creek (USGS map), estimated size from the highway is D2.5. Wide propagation across an upper bowl possibly on a layer of buried surface hoar.

The next two were side by side and partially filled in so I don't know how recent they are. These avalanches were on a south aspect at about 3500' above Moose Creek. Estimated size D2.

We also saw a recent wind slab/cornice fall at about 3000' on a west aspect above Weber creek. Estimated D2.

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