Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Region
Skyline » North Creek » South Fork North Creek
Location Name or Route
Upper bowl in the South Fork of North Creek
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
2,500'
Vertical
700'
Comments
My partner and I stumbled onto this large avalanche that occurred during the Christmas snow storms. There wasn't all that much natural avalanche activity during that period but there were a number of quite large avalanches that broke into weak snow near the ground.
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