Lawine

9500’ West ridge of Peak 10334

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Quick report

Avalanche released at around 9500’ sometime during midday 12/20. Appears to be wind loaded snow that stepped down near the ground.

Avalanche

Size
D1.5
Aspect
W
Trigger
N
Elevation
9500 ft

Glassing the Lake Creek peaks via telescope at 8 am this morning and did not observe any overnight activity. Around 2pm today, I noticed a debris pile in one of the central chutes so took the telescope out again to take a closer look. The avalanche appears to be the result of wind loading the leeward side of the ridge and releasing down to faceted snow near the ground.