Avalanche

Avalanche: Cherry Peak, West Face

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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Spotted these avalanches on the morning of Jan 10. They look fairly recent. My best guess is that they happened on Friday Jan 9 during the NW winds or late at the tail of of this week's storm on Jan 8.

Upper avalanche at ~9300' West looks natural or may have been triggered by some dry loose from the upper face of Cherry Peak.

Lower avalanche at ~9000' West and most likely was triggered by the debris from the upper avalanche

Both appear to be pockets of cross loaded wind slab from this weeks storm snow.