Avalanche Occurrence

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Avalanche in the northern Sawtooths that released around December 21st. It fractured widely through complex alpine terrain.

Observer:

SAC Forecaster

Verified by SAC?

Yes

Occurrence Date:

Dec 21, 2020 (+/- 1 day)

Location:

Northern Sawtooths

Comments:

Too many avalanches to list. Decent cycle of D2 avalanches releasing on wind affected, upper elevation slopes as well as on sheltered mid elevation slopes. Crowns broke quite wide if the terrain allowed.

# of Avys:

Aspect:

E (N,NE,SE)

Size:

Type:

SS-Soft Slab

Trigger:

N-Natural

Weak Layer:

Dec 11, 2020 (FCsf)

Representative avalanches in Fishhook Creek. Avalanches occurred in the alpine as well as in the sheltered mid elevations (see left foreground).

Avalanches that released around December 21st. Note the smaller avalanches in the foreground that released in more sheltered, mid-elevation terrain.