Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Lynx Cr.

Date:

February 14, 2019 7:22pm

Observer:

Trevor Grams

Route & General Observations

Triggered a small windslab avalanche on an isolated terrain feature. Also observed several large slide paths that had naturally released windslab avalanches.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowboarder	Avalanche Type	Hard Slab
Aspect	North	Elevation	2600ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	12in
Width	40ft	Vertical Run	35ft

Avalanche Details

Triggered a small D1 windslab avalanche while traversing into a line.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

The past few days of wind have produced pockets of windslab in this zone. The wind continued to blow up there today, but not a lot of snow was being transported.

Location

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