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Avalanche: South Fork Lake Canyon

Observer Name
Osborne - Kobernik - Kendall
Observation Date
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 18, 2019
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Left Fork Huntington Canyon » Lake Canyon » South Fork Lake Canyon
Location Name or Route
S Fork of Lake Canyon
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Width
300'
Comments
This was the most significant natural avalanche from the Jan 14-18 storm. There were lots of new snow avalanches caused by wind drifted snow but this one broke into deeper buried layers of sugar snow (facets).
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