Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 10, 2014
Region
Skyline » Pleasant Creek
Location Name or Route
Upper bowls
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Comments
I spent some time in this bowl last week which contained basically all sugary faceted snow at that time. It is no surprise that the wind loading the new snow onto the slope made the weak sugar snow fail and produce an avalanche. I'm sure we will see more of this after the weather clears and we go look around the Skyline.
Photo: Cade Beck (thanks Cade!!)
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