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Avalanche: Charlies Hollow

Observer Name
Weed
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Region
Logan » Left Hand Fork-Blacksmith Fork » Charlies Hollow
Location Name or Route
Charlies Hollow
Elevation
8,900'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,000'
Comments

I spied this fresh large wet avalanche or avalanches from above, so I couldn't see a fair amount of the path or the stating zone, but looks like they initiated as wet loose snow came off the cliffs just below where I was standing. The avalanches picked up steam and gouged out all the snow to the ground layer.

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