Date of Observation: 05/21/2023
Name: Turner Peterson
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Whetstone
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: More whetstone NE/E wet slabs lake bowl
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Number of Avalanches: 2
Location
Location: Mount Whetstone
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: NE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Wet Slab
Failure Plane:
Size
Relative Size:
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
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