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Avalanche: GE Hill/Skyline Summit

Observation Date
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Region
Skyline » Fairview Canyon » Blind Fork » GE Hill
Location Name or Route
GE hill, west shoulder
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2"
Width
100'
Vertical
150'
Comments

This is an active area with that is usually wind stripped, thin and very rocky, was loaded by NE winds, relatively small pocket, but the only recent slide we saw today

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