Avalanche:

Location: Cornbuscuit

Date:

February 28, 2019 4:30pm

Observer:

Scott Johnson

Route & General Observations

Toured up from Bertha creek to ~3000′

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Avalanche Type	Wet Loose Snow
Aspect	South Southwest	Elevation	2800ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	unknown	Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Wet loose surface snow slid easily on ~35+ degree slope, adding mass as it entered a funneled piece of terrain. Ran to valley bottom.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Roller balls on steep SSW slopes on Magnum.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Sunny,calm wind,above freezing temps

Snow surface

A couple inches of saturated, wet snow sitting atop dry loose snow.

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