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Avalanche: Pleasant Creek

Observer Name
Brett Kobernik
Observation Date
Friday, February 15, 2019
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 15, 2019
Region
Skyline » Pleasant Creek
Location Name or Route
3rd path up the canyon that crosses the road
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
This path is one of the usual suspects and crosses the Pleasant Creek road about every other year. It was a result of numerous recent snow storms and very strong wind the morning of Feb 15. This was a fairly large avalanche for this path but I've certainly seen it come out larger. You'll note that the two other large paths to the west (right) also released naturally and could've crossed the road. I couldn't confirm this from my position.
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