Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Sunburst South Face

Date:

March 14, 2024 8:40pm

Observer:

Billy Finley

Route & General Observations

Standard route up Sunburst. Skied a west facing run, then a southwest facing run and then opted to drop the south face directly from the top.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	South
Elevation	3500ft	Slope Angle	35deg
Crown Depth	24in	Width	150ft
Vertical Run	500ft

Avalanche Details

10th skier down the slope. Run had been skied earlier by several people and then at 2:40pm it was skied by 5 more people. The 5th skier down (at 2:40) triggered the slide and it broke about 20’ below. Skier was then able to ski the bed surface. Debris was maybe 2’ deep.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Sunny. Temp rose from 13 at 9am to 22 at 3pm.

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