Avalanche: Cherry Peak, West Face

Observer Name
Eric Flygare
Observation Date
Monday, March 9, 2015
Avalanche Date
Monday, March 9, 2015
Region
Logan » Cherry Creek » Cherry Peak, West Face
Location Name or Route
West Face of Cherry Peak
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,000'
Comments

The slide occurred on the West face of Cherry Peak on Monday. It looks like this was a pretty common occurrence along all the mountains I could see from the valley. EF

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