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Observer Name
Richard Stum
Observation Date
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Region
Skyline » Pleasant Creek
Location Name or Route
Pleasant Creek Canyon
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Depth
Unknown
Width
70'
Vertical
900'
Comments

Unknown date. Jan. 6 was just a guess. It took out a bunch of trees and/or bent them over. Having skied in this area for almost a decade, this is the first major avy I have seen at this location. Photos were shot at 8950 ft.

FORECASTER NOTE: This path is a regular offender. Often the debris does not run far enough to reach the road. I have seen it cross the road a few times since I've been forecasting here over the last 4 or 5 years. Given the small amount of snow on the debris, the most likely release date is Wednesday, Jan 11. Southwest wind was strong which loads the starting zone in a big way. Another foot or so of snow fell at the end of the storm.

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