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Avalanche: Spring Creek

Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Region
Skyline » Huntington Canyon » Left Fork Huntington Canyon » Spring Creek
Location Name or Route
Spring Creek south of kiting lot
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Comments
Timing is estimated but it looks like it ran within the last 24 hours. Part of this avalanche path ran last week and was filled back in. A portion of it release remotely while snowmobilers were hill climbing below it. It was reloaded with wind drifted snow to the point where it couldn't take any more and released naturally. This avalanche is quite a bit larger than the pocket triggered by the snowmobilers.
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