Date of Observation: 03/23/2023
Name: Dave Kozlowski
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Ruby Peak
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: natural avalanche on Ruby Peak.
Weather:
Snowpack:
Photos:
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Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Lake Irwin (Robinson Basin, Owen, Ruby)
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: SE
Characteristics
Trigger: Natural
Trigger modifier:
Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2.5
Avg. crown height (inches):
Avg. width (feet):
Avg. vertical run (feet):
Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments: Shared by megan P early in AM but poor photo. Believed to have ran after daybreak 3/23
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