Avalanche: Summit

Location: just off Fresno ridge

Date:

November 13, 2018 1:00pm

Observer:

Paul Wunnicke Professional

Route & General Observations

very patchy rained off to 2400′ snow more continuous above that, lots of wind stripping as well

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Wet Loose Snow
Aspect	North Northwest	Elevation	2800ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	60ft	Vertical Run	400ft

Avalanche Details

Natural wet release on the north side of Sugar ridge

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Observer Comments

recent rain triggerred loose slides, isolated slab releases

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

clear

Snow surface

grass
seriously - MF wind crust topped with some broken forms

Snowpack

see pit

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