Observer Name
Brett Kobernik
Observation Date
Monday, March 8, 2021
Avalanche Date
Monday, March 8, 2021
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Forks of the Huntington
Location Name or Route
Forks of Huntington Creek
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
10"
Width
50'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Minor wet avalanche activity in a few of the most usual paths that affect the highway. It's a little surprising that these actually ran given the very very shallow amount of snow cover here. There was a few inches of dry facets at the base of the snowpack before the warm up.
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