Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Library

Date:

February 13, 2023 7:56pm

Observer:

Adrian Beebee

Route & General Observations

Tincan valley to first line in Library past Tincan Proper.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	No
Avalanche Type	Dry Loose Snow	Aspect	South
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

The sluff really ran today and perhaps crossed the line to D2 dry loose avalanche. The top 6-8 inches of fluff is not well bonded to the surface underneath. I didn't spot any crowns from slab avalanches in the Library or on the south side of Eddies. Natural loose snow avalanches were small by Library standards.

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Observer Comments

A few small point releases from rocks.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Partly cloudy, then mostly sunny, then complete overcast. No significant wind.

Snow surface

6-8 inches very light powder over soft base.

Snowpack

A snowpit was dug on the way up. No propagation on ECT tests.

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Nearly all the top 6-8 inches of snow sluffed off the shoulder.

All the debris in the gully is sluff from a single run.

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