Avalanche: Summit

Location: Tenderfoot

Date:
Observer:
L Seale
Route & General Observations

Standard tenderfoot uptrack, up to ~3500

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type Cornice FallAspect South Southwest
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

North of ternderfoot on Butch Peak, one cornice triggered, two in the upper elevations below ridgeline ~4500

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Clear, calm, 20s

Snow surface

Below 2000 thin crust refrozen surface, above 2000 surface hoar and soft snow, above 3000 wind effect and firm

Snowpack

Pit at 2,485ft. 25 degree slope, WNW aspect, wind loaded, 275cm depth: CT11@262, ECTX.
2 other shear surfaces came pulled off with shovel shear at 249cm and 200cm, but unreactive.
Surface Hoar forming ~5mm

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Butch Peak S/SW  

Location
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