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Avalanche: SR264 Drift

Observer Name
Skyline Mine Employees
Observation Date
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » SR264 Drift
Location Name or Route
Road bank near Electric Lake
Elevation
8,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Comments

Drift released and buried the road making it impassable until snowplows cleared it.

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