Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Bench Peak

Date:

March 29, 2019 6:23pm

Observer:

Z. Harris

Route & General Observations

slight variation to the standard Pastoral route

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Hard Slab	Aspect	West Southwest
Elevation	4000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	5ft	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

To north of Bench peak just below ridge line. Approx. 4400-4450' elev. Ran onto lake (LZ). Slide just to north of main avalanche may or may not have been remotely triggered. UNKOWN. Debris from 3rd slide in photo also reaches lake but from much lower elevation and looks to be NE aspect?

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

several other dry slabs observed on mostly S-W initiating around 4000'

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

clear, light and variable 25*F@ 4700'

Snow surface

Did not "corn up" as expected

Snowpack

E-S pockets of isothermal below relatively thin crust by 3 pm

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Bench Peak

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