Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Eddies

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Route & General Observations

Skied the standard Eddies run. Watched a skier knock off a soft slab on the West face of Eddies. Beware that there is an open glide crack at around 1300′ on far skiers left of the standard Eddies SW run.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger SkierRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type Soft SlabAspect West Southwest
Elevation 2800ftSlope Angle 35deg
Crown Depth 4inWidth 70ft
Vertical Run 100ft  
Avalanche Details

A skier triggered a soft slab on the West face of Eddies on Sunday afternoon. He was able to ski out of it without issues and reported that it was a soft slab and about 4" thick. The debris pile was minimal.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Temps in the low 20s, no wind.

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