Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Tincan trees

Date:

January 13, 2018 1:30pm

Observer:

Jerry Man

Route & General Observations

Dug some handpits, seemed like pretty wet snow.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	Northwest
Elevation	2500ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	2ft	Width	50ft
Vertical Run	40ft

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	Yes
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	Yes

Observer Comments

Obvious signs of instability. Lots of small slides on rollovers.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

5” new snow while touring. 40+ mph gusts, rain line fluctuated from 1200’ -2000’

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