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Wind Slab Avalanches west of Relay Peak

Location Name: west of Relay peak and "Bronco chutes" Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Friday, December 27, 2019 - 12:30
Location: 39.319671, -119.947056 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Reporting two slides that happened today. First "shady" photo was set off in "Bronco chute" area, which was a skier triggered slide that was enough to take him half way down the run. Sunnier photos were intentionally set off on the skin track heading back up the western slope of relay ridge towards the southern end of the bowl. Half way up I gave one good stomp to a wind loaded lip and entire bowl released.

Bronco Chute

Snowpack Details

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Above Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wind Slab

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Terrain

Aspect:

North

Size

Destructive Size:

D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.

Relative Size:

R2 Small

Crown Height:

Less than 1 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

30ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

500ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught:

Number of partial burials:

Number of full burials:

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