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Avalanche: South Fork Lake Canyon

Observer Name
Kobernik - Kendall
Observation Date
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 18, 2019
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Left Fork Huntington Canyon » Lake Canyon » South Fork Lake Canyon
Location Name or Route
SE facing Towhead in S fork of Lake Canyon
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Comments
These slopes avalanche frequently whenever there is significant wind that loads the slopes. However, this avalanche may have broken into faceted snow. What makes this significant is that it is facing southeast. It is not that common that we see faceted snow causing avalanches on the more southerly facing slopes.
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