Trigger | Cornice | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | South |
Elevation | 3400ft | Slope Angle | 40deg |
Crown Depth | 2ft | Width | 25ft |
Vertical Run | 60ft |
11:15- Started tour with Matti S. & Taylor from lot with 24 other vehicles present, heading towards treeline on well-filled in skin track.
Intended on staying within trees and to assess recent snow storm.
Skied 3 laps within treeline bowls and conducted snowpack tests.
Multiple Parties within all treeline bowls, as well as various parties ascending/descending Common Bowl.
Trigger | Cornice | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | South |
Elevation | 3400ft | Slope Angle | 40deg |
Crown Depth | 2ft | Width | 25ft |
Vertical Run | 60ft |
Cornice Release on Tincan Common Ridgeline. (Adjacent to Common Bowl Convex)
Cornice release with soft-slab avalanche on Ridgeline above Common Bowl near Entrance above main "Convex".
-Winds <5mph from South trending to 15mph( gusts of 20mph) after 14:00.
-S1 below 1,500 ft. and S2 by 2,000ft+ after 14:00
10-15cm of fresh Snowfall with wind-effected aspects as much as 30cm
No obvious surface hoar developing but temperatures were gradually dropping from 21°F to 16°F, so should be present tomorrow. .
Southerly Winds were transporting snow as early as 12:00pm
14:20, EL 2,240 ft, Slope 33°, Aspect W,300°, 17°F
HS 133cm
*See Hardness Profile Photo*
Tests:
-STM @ 75cm down on SH, MF, Clustered Rounded Grains
-CTN
-ECTX