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Avalanche: Wedding Ring Ridge

Observer Name
Cade Beck
Observation Date
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Left Fork Huntington Canyon » Wedding Ring Ridge
Location Name or Route
Wedding Ring
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
3'
Width
400'
Vertical
500'
Comments
This is probably the largest avalanche we've seen on the Skyline during the 2019-2020 winter season so far. It most likely released naturally from continued wind loading. Timing of release is estimated on Saturday but it's possible it released on Friday. There were snowmobile tracks that the debris overran indicating that people were below this slope not long before it avalanched. There is a slight possiblity that it could have been snowmobile triggered but this slope frequently avalanches during windy periods like we've seen over the last three days.
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