Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Eddies

Date:

February 8, 2020 3:36pm

Observer:

H. Thamm / R. Van Luit Forecaster

Route & General Observations

Standard uptrack

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	Yes
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Northwest
Elevation	2000ft	Slope Angle	38deg
Crown Depth	12in	Width	30ft
Vertical Run	40ft

Avalanche Details

The remotely triggered avalanche was 40' away from the 32 degree slope we were skiing. See photo.
The soft slab was Fist hardness. Some of the bed surface near the crown was slightly firmer. Considering the soft slab was remotely triggered, we searched for an obvious weak layer but found nothing other than decomposing stellars (1-2mm). Mysteries...

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

No additional red flags observed throughout the tour.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

35°F at 500', 26°F at 2200'
Cloudy
Intermittent moderate snowfall
Calm with intermittent light north winds

Snow surface

~6" of new snow at 500' which decreased in density as we gained elevation

Snowpack

Eddies
Testpit at 1960'
NW aspect
HS 200cm
ECTP26 & ECTP29 ↓75cm on 2-3mm facets from 1/20

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