A large avalanche triggered on or about Valentine's Day roared down the southern flank of Mt. Shasta, leaving a debris field 30-feet deep and stopping at an elevation just short of the Bunny Flat parking area. Nick Meyers with the Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center said the slide started at about 12,000 feet on the southeast side of Casaval Ridge and traveled nearly 5,000 feet. At its most destructive point above the tree line, the avalanche was an estimated 1,500 feet wide. The exact location of the slide's crown, or origin, is still being analyzed...
