Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Avalanche Occurrence

General Information

Observer:
SAC Forecaster

Verified by SAC?
Yes

Occurrence Date:
Jan 14, 2021 (+/- 3 days)

Location:
N Fork Big Wood River

Comments:

3 debris piles visible with the naked eye and crisp with binocs from the SNRA Headquarters on Sat Jan 16th. Crowns filled in. No idea when they happened but appeared to be at the tail end of the Wed Jan 13 storm or after.

Avalanche Characteristics

# of Avys:
3
Aspect:
S (S,SW,SE)
Start Zone Elev:
9800ft
Size:
D2
Type:
U-Unknown
Trigger:
N-Natural
Comments:

Two were standard D2's, one was larger and possibly D2.5.