West Brush Creek avalanches
Date of Observation: 02/27/2022 Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: West Brush Creek and Gothic as viewed from Double Top. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Documenting large avalanches from the cycle. A pair of D2 slides on an east aspect in Union Chutes look very fresh; they may have run today from solar warming. [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] […]
A few more Ruby Range, Schuylkill Ridge slides from the cycle
Date of Observation: 02/27/2022 Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Ruby Range, Schuylkill as viewed from Double Top Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Adding a few more large avalanches that ran during the latter half of the storm [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [/accordion]] 5426
Anthracite Tour and quick pit.
Date of Observation: 02/27/2022 Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Standard Anthracite Skin Track Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: No new unreported Avalanches. Weather: Bluebird, 23F, Snowpack: Observed no instabilities as we traveled up the skin track, stepping off often. Dug a pit on a 30 degree NNE slope at 10760, this area was on the […]
Wet Loose action on Mt. CB
Date of Observation: 02/27/2022 Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Town walk Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: D1.5 wet loose avalanche ran at 4:00 pm on a SW aspect below treeline on Mt. CB. A dozen or so D1 wet loose slides also ran around Red Ridge area S to W aspects NTL, and a couple […]
Redwell slide
Date of Observation: 02/27/2022 Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Red lady skinner, observed from the top Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Widely propagating and long running slide in Redwell looks very recent. Pic from 1:23 pm [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [/accordion]] 5423
Urban avalanches and more
Date of Observation: 02/26/2022 Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Viewed from Mt. CB Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: A few more recent slides. See photos. [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [/accordion]] 5422
A few more avalanches from Anthracites and Bellview
Date of Observation: 02/26/2022 Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Anthracites and Bellview as viewed from CBMR Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: More from the cycle. See photos. [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [/accordion]] 5421
Axtel, Peeler, Schuylkill slides
Date of Observation: 02/26/2022 Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Mt. Axtell, Peeler Basin, and Schuylkill as viewed from Mt. CB Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: More of the same from the cycle. See photos [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [/accordion]] 5420
Whetstone avalanches
Date of Observation: 02/26/2022 Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Whetstone, viewed from Mt. CB Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: See photos [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [/accordion]] 5419
West side avalanche obs
Date of Observation: 02/26/2022 Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: West side of Ruby Range, Anthracite Creek, and Anthracite Range as viewed from Kebler Pass Road. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Documenting a few more D1.5 to D2 avalanches from the cycle. The west side of the Ruby Range was relatively quiet at upper elevations, either […]