| Trigger | Snowboarder | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | West |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | 10in | Width | 60ft |
| Vertical Run | 60ft |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Tincan
Tincan trees
Avalanche Details
We watched from the uptrack as a skier triggered an avalanche (photo one) on west facing slope above tree line. 3 snowboarders came down just after and triggered the 2nd slide (photos 2,3) as they all went down together directly above the skin track. that one covered a potion of the skin track. Luckily, we had just passed that section and nobody was on it at that moment. Nobody was caught in either slide. The skier triggered avalanche was probably a 10" depth and 20-30 feet wide and 50-60 feet runout, boarder triggered was about 8-10" deep, about 10-15 feet wide at crown and widened as it propagated, runout was ~300ft covering portion of skin track just before the last bit of climb at tree line.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Many slides both from today and yesterday on mostly west facing slopes. Lower slope angles still had some activity. Several of the slides were at or below tree line with many at higher altitudes as well.
Weather
Calm sunny today
Boarder triggered slide covering skin track
Boarder triggered slide
Skier triggered slide on tincan