Sawtooth Avalanche Center

Avalanche Occurrence

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General Information

Observer:
SAC Forecaster

Verified by SAC?
Yes

Occurrence Date:
Mar 14, 2023 (+/- 1 day)

Location:
Baker Creek drainage

Avalanche Characteristics

# of Avys:
1
Aspect:
N
Start Zone Elev:
8300ft
Size:
D2.5
Trigger:
N-Natural
Weak Layer:
Feb 18, 2023 (FCsf)
Comments:

Hard to tell if there was a single avalanche here or two separate slides. The debris hit the road in two places. One was a repeat road-whacker from earlier this season, the other occurred in a path that runs infrequently. The infrequent path put 3-4' of debris on the road, which included a lot of tree debris including from green trees.