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Wet Slide on (of course) Slide Mountain

Location Name: Hank's Coulior Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Monday, March 18, 2019 - 14:30
Location: 39.302690, -119.875131 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Rapid or Prolonged Warming Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Rollerballs / Pinwheels Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Strong Sunshine Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Warm Temperatures Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path Trigger Points

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Be advised: the sun heating up the unconsolided snow is leading to wet slides in the early afternoon in steeper terrain which sees a plethora of sun. Given steep oblique sun angles and little wind, larger slides can be started by riders expecially when traversing. Some of the debris is many feet deep and very heavy.

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Intentionally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

45degrees

Aspect:

South

Starting Elevation:

below-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.

Relative Size:

R3 Medium

Avalanche Width (Average width):

50ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

1200ft.

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