Observer Name
Brett Kobernik
Observation Date
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Avalanche Date
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Region
Skyline » Pleasant Creek » Main Bowl
Location Name or Route
Upper Main Bowl of Pleasant Creek
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
100'
Vertical
400'
Comments
This avalanche most likely released naturally during the pockety natural cycle. There is a slight chance that it was remotely triggered by snowmobilers from below. This is a site of a snowmobile fatality in 1998.
Comments
There were numerous other small pockets around upper Pleasant Creek that released on the 28th. Photo below is nw facing above Skyline Drive.
Comments
North facing pocket between the main bowl and BBQ Bowl.
Comments
Pocket above the road that cuts out of Pleasant Creek to the Skyline Drive. Debris stopped and piled up on the road.
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