Avalanche

Inner Basin: Snowslide Canyon and Cliffband Canyon

Kachina Peaks Avalanche CenterSan Francisco Peaks / Kachina Peaks Wilderness
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Quick report

The settling of the snowpack continues. Melt freeze on many aspects. A few rollerballs were observed on sunny/southerly slopes below treeline. 
We observed several debris piles/mounds and crownlines in Cliffband Canyon below Abineau Peak. These were almost certainly from the extensive avalanche cycle of ~Feb. 8/9. 

Looking across the IB to Doyle, the lower apron of the Sickle Moon Path appeared to have trees trimmed by an avalanche during our ~Feb. 8/9 cycle. However, the observation was inconclusive. 

Avalanche

Size
D2
Count
3
Aspect
NE
Trigger
N
Elevation
10700 ft

Lots of unknowns and estimations, but this had large enough debris to suggest at least D2 size—lots of unknowns and estimations.