Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Tincan Ck, Turnagain Pass

Date:

January 27, 2017 1:00pm

Observer:

Joe Kurtak

Route & General Observations

Toured up the north side of Tincan Ck from the PL on skier side of highway.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Unknown	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Southwest
Elevation	1000ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	12in	Width	100ft
Vertical Run	100ft

Avalanche Details

Avalanche debris on slopes draining into Tincan Ck gorge. 0.25 mi upstream from Tincan Ck bridge
SS-NS-U-R2-D2-U

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Experienced whumphing while skiing in area

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Overcast and snowing

Snow surface

Heavy wet new snow.

Snowpack

None

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Slab avalanche Tincan Ck gorge

Slab avalanche Tincan Ck gorgeA

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