Avalanche

Willow Creek

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Quick report

Cracking
isolated
Collapsing
isolated

out willow creek trail and up one of the packed hill climbs over the first north facing bench, we had parked in the flats after the climb and walked out to view the slope, and were communicating the slope degree as the face was remote triggered below us. about 150 ft wide, 2 feet deep, whole face slabbed with no breaking until hitting trees below and continued to run to the bottom of the hill, about 500 ft through trees and debris covered the lower section of the hillclimb. the debris was very soft on the out on our way down. the surface bed was very soft loose facets with not much structure.

Avalanche

Size
D2 R2
Type
SS
Aspect
NE
Trigger
AM
Elevation
8500 ft