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Avalanche: Summit

Location: Templeton

Date:
Observer:
Paul Wunnicke
Route & General Observations

Recent wind triggered avalanches on Templeton. Note the pronounced step down in the couloir as well as in the smaller avalanche below to lookers left.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalAvalanche Type Unknown
Aspect West SouthwestElevationunknown
Slope AngleunknownCrown Depthunknown
WidthunknownVertical Rununknown
Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Observer Comments

previous day's (3/23) NW wind, wind texture

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

sunny, high cirrus becoming cloudier later in day

Photos & Video
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Templeton zoom through binocular  

Templeton SW couloir step down  

Templeton zoom through monocular, better res?  

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