Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Tincan Trees

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Route & General Observations

Skied standard Tincan uptrack to snow profile sta at 2290 ft

Avalanche Details
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Trigger SkierRemote Trigger0
Avalanche Type Wet Loose SnowAspect Northwest
Elevation 1600ftSlope Angle 33deg
Crown Depth 6inWidth 10ft
Vertical Run 100ft  
Avalanche Details

Two skiers triggered two wet loose snow avalanches while skiing down Convex (White Smoke) Hill on NW aspect of Tincan trees. Subjects skied diagonally out of moving debris. No one caught.

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Observer Comments

roller balls on adjacent slopes. Inactive? glide cracks in vicinity. See attached pic.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Mostly cloudy with no wind.

Snow surface

unsupportable saturated snow surface from parking lot to 2290 ft.

Snowpack

Isothermal snowpack consisting of water saturated snow made for difficult descent on skis.

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