Avalanche: Portage / Placer

Location: Spencer Whistlestop

Date:

April 30, 2015 1:28pm

Observer:

Graham Predeger Professional

Route & General Observations

Trail work out at Spencer Whistlestop prior to summer season.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Avalanche Type	Unknown
Aspect	East	Elevation	2800ft
Slope Angle	unknown	Crown Depth	unknown
Width	unknown	Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Witnessing lots of wet loose and wet slabs shedding off of the peaks due West of Spencer Lake. In 4 hrs we heard 10+ avalanches and witnessed about half. All D1 and D2 in size.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Rapid warming.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Mostly sunny. Temp I would guess is high 40's to low 50's in the sun. Wind is light (5-10mph) from the east.

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Trails at Spencer Whistlestop are virtually snow free in late April.

Location

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