Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Pastoral

Date:

November 3, 2018 6:56pm

Observer:

Brady Deal

Route & General Observations

Standard uptrack, skinned from the car.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	North
Elevation	4700ft	Slope Angle	45deg
Crown Depth	6in	Width	30ft
Vertical Run	900ft

Avalanche Details

Intentional, ski cut triggered wind slab on a slope convexity. Crown ranged from 3"-8" and ran ~800-900ft downslope.

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Wind scouring, cross loaded slopes and gullies.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Gusts up to 30mph the night before, wind was minimal all day, ~5mph

Snow surface

Snow surface ranged from breakable wind crust to puddles of grandma skin. Scoured on windward aspects (E winds) and significant deposition lee, cross slope.

Snowpack

No snow pits dug.

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Crown

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