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Wet slide near Emigrant Peak

Out of Advisory Area
Code
WS-N-R2-D2.5
Aspect
E
Latitude
45.26130
Longitude
-110.69800
Notes

From obs on 03/23/2024: "Debris field from likely a wet slide on a steeper slope in the back bowl near Emigrant peak. Slide was on an east-south/east facing slope. Not sure the date of slide. " 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Wet slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
2
D size
2.5
Problem Type
Wet Snow
Images
crown line of wet slide on Emigrant Peak
Wet slide near Emigrant Peak, 2
Wet slide near Emigrant Peak, 1
Snow Observation Source
Emigrant Gulch Pit and Natural Avalanche Obs
Wet slide near Emigrant Peak
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
23-24

Emigrant Gulch Pit and Natural Avalanche Obs

Date
Activity
Skiing

Toured up to Emigrant Gulch Bowls. Saw a pretty big natural avalanche on a NE facing slope. Saw the crown, it looked deep, and the debris was in large chunks and carried large trees down to the bottom. Our guess is wet-slide stepping down to deep slab on the weak layer at the bottom of the snowpack. We saw another decent natural on an adjacent slope with a similar aspect and many old wet-slides from last week on various aspects surrounding the Emigrant Gulch uptrack. 

Region
Out of Advisory Area
Location (from list)
Emigrant Peak
Observer Name
Oliver Cole, Max Mundt
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