Avalanche: Seward

Location: Lost Lake

Date:

December 20, 2018 1:00pm

Observer:

Graham Predeger

Route & General Observations

Photos sent in secondhand from Natural (likely) avalanche in the Lost Lake zone on Thursday 12/20/2018.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	2300ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	2ft	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Likely natural. 2-3' deep, soft slab.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	Yes

Observer Comments

Shooting cracks and natural avalanches observed.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

2'+ new snow. Light winds and mostly sunny skies.

Snow surface

Soft, unconsolidated powder.

Photos & Video

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Natural avalanche, Lost Lake 2018_12_20

Crown close-up

Shooting cracks, Lost Lake 2018_12_20

Wider angle. Natural avalanche above Lost Lake

Location

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