Upper South Apherwat Natural

Location Name: 

Upper South Apherwat bowl

Region: 

Gulmarg

Name: 

B newman

Email Address: 

Brian@gulmarac.in

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Observation made by: 

Forecaster

Observation Date and Time or Estimated Date and Time of Avalanche: 

Saturday, 2 March, 2024 - 6:30pm

Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 

Yes

Conditions Alerts:

• Avalanche Activity

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Observation

Snowpack Details

Terrain

Terrain: elevations: 

Above Treeline

Terrain: aspects: 

NE

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type: 

Deep Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer: 

Ground

Additional number of similar avalanches: 

1

Trigger

Trigger: 

Natural

Terrain

Aspect: 

Northeast

Starting Elevation: 

above-treeline

Size

Destructive Size: 

D3 Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a

Relative Size: 

R3 Medium

Avalanche Width (Average width): 

1000ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run): 

6500ft.

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation: 

4000m

Blowing Snow: 

Intense

Wind Direction: 

North

Wind Speed: 

Gale Force

Highest Precipitation Rate: 

Heavy Snowfall (S5)

Precipitation: 

Snow

Air temperature: 

Below Freezing