Avalanche
View on mapInner Basin: Snowslide Canyon and Cliffband Canyon
Kachina Peaks Avalanche CenterSan Francisco Peaks / Kachina Peaks Wilderness
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.

