Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Widow maker

Date:

February 1, 2019 12:00pm

Observer:

Jerry Mann

Route & General Observations

Great snow, boarder tested smaller slopes then dropped in off the main peak. Slab broke under them and propagated.

Hours after the first Avalanche and after 8-15 board tracks the looker right side of the West aspect of Widow maker released. From a boarder via remote trigger from 20- 30ft away.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Snowboarder	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	West
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	4ft	Width	500ft
Vertical Run	200ft

Avalanche Details

Snowboarder triggered the slab underneath them as they were at the top. They did not get caught.

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Observer Comments

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Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Good visibility. Overcast skies

Snow surface

Blower dry snow on a great carvable base

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