Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Seattle Ridge - Repeat Offender slide path

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CNFAIC Staff Forecaster
Route & General Observations

Images of the large natural slab that released to the looker’s left of the motorozied up-track on the Repeat Offender slide path.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect Unknown
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Large slab avalanche triggered naturally sometime on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning (Feb 19 or 20). This avalanche looks to have released in lower layers in the snowpack and the crown is estimated at 3-5' thick.

Photos & Video
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Repeat Offender avalanche and the motorized up-track just to the left, seen from the flats below. Photo: Travis Smith  

Looking more toward the south of the up-track, still the Repeat Offender path. Photo: Travis Smith  

Debris is covered by a foot or so of snow. This avalanche likely occurred sometime overnight on Feb 19th. Photo: Travis Smith  

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