Avalanches and sloughs in Bronco Chutes

Location Name: 
Bronco Chutes
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 03/23/2017 - 13:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 19' 8.7096" N, 119° 57' 50.4288" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent avalanche activity
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Rapid warming
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

12-15" of light snow at 10k'.  Snow stayed light all day on north aspects with siginificant sloughing on anything over 30 degrees; several pitches saw natural and skier sloughes running 300+ feet.  E-S-W aspects were rapidly impacted by the sun.  A hefty crust was on the East aspects by 5:00pm.  Two D1, skier triggered, soft slab avalaches on NW aspects at about 3:00pm.  No skiers caught. 

Pic 1 - D1,  skier triggered, soft slab, 12" crown, 50' propagation and ran about 400' down slope

 

 

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None
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