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Avalanche: BBQ Bowl

Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Friday, January 17, 2014
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Region
Skyline » Pleasant Creek » BBQ Bowl
Location Name or Route
BBQ bowl, just below main bowl, Pleasant Creek
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Comments

Two main avalanches of about 1000 feet wide each took out most of the rest of the snow that was still left after this bowl avalanched the previous week. Between the two natural avalanche cycles, most of this bowl has avalanched. Many locations broke to the ground leaving very little snow on the bed surface.

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