Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Sunnyside

Date:

February 19, 2019 3:30pm

Observer:

David Evans

Route & General Observations

Purpose of this obs is to report an avalanche that occurred today on Sunnyside, viewed from Tincan.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Southeast
Elevation	2300ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Did not see the avalanche in motion, but judging from the adjacent ski or snowboard track, it is possible that it was remote triggered.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

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Avalanche on Sunnyside. Ski or board tracks above and to lookers right.

Location

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