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Small Windslab Below Relay Peak

Location Name: Relay Peak Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 12:30
Location: 39.311349, -119.934254 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Found a loaded pocket along a ridge line @ around 9000' on a NE facing slope. Initial failure propagated about 20 ft from my ski's and the slab released a little farther upslope than where our test slope was. Terrain was not steep enough for the slab to continue down slope.

Small windslab along ridge line

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wind Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Trigger

Trigger:

Snowboarder

Trigger Modifier:

Intentionally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

32degrees

Aspect:

Northeast

Starting Elevation:

near-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Crown Height:

1 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

30ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

50ft.

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

8000 - 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

Moderate

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Sky Cover:

Overcast - Cloudy - 8/8 covered

Highest Precipitation Rate:

Moderate Snowfall (S2 = 2 cm /~1 in per hour)

Precipitation:

Snow

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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