Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Left Fork Huntington Canyon » Paradise Creek
Location Name or Route
Ridge above Paradise Creek between Bennet and Booths Canyons
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
The Manti Skyline went through a natural avalanche cycle during the last storm and following warm up. Many natural avalanches occurred during the storm on Thursday, March 1. Many also released during the significant warm up on Sunday, March 4. It appears that all of them involved the weak facets from early in the season as well as a layer that formed in early February.
This avalanche most likely ran during the storm.
Notice how these broke at the convex roll where the slope gets steeper.
Comments
These avalanches didn't look that impressive from a distance but were obviously deadly once we got close to them.
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