Avalanche: Juneau Mainland

Location: Juneau Front Range

Date:

January 28, 2023 12:00pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

A flight on Saturday the 28th found widespread avalanche crown lines and debris on north and west aspects of the Juneau Front Range. See photos.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Hard Slab
Aspect	North Northwest	Elevation	3500ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	unknown	Vertical Run	unknown

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Photos & Video

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North aspect of Mt Juneau summit

North Juneau summit, closer

Juneau Ridge, further east

East Juneau Ridge, closer

Icy Gulch headwall, Roberts Peak behind

Icy Gulch ridge, further down

Icy Gulch runout

Icy Gulch exit

Roberts Peak, Cross Bay Creek path

Cross Bay Creek slide from the northwest

Location

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