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Report from Truckee Summit/Independence Lake Area

Location Name: Bear Meadows Region: Independence Lake Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 14:00
Location: 39.430805, -120.422556 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Other Signs of Instability (cracking, whumpfing, collapsing) Other Signs of Instability (cracking, whumpfing, collapsing)›Shooting Cracks Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Warm Temperatures Recent Loading Recent Loading›Rain on Snow

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Webber Lake to Bear Meadows: 7k ft. N aspect. 1200 hours. Failing on new/old snow interface. Shooting cracks from snowmobile cut.
Webber Lake to Bear Meadows, 7.2k ft. NE aspect. 1240 hours. Natural Loose wet avalanche activity witnessed. Storm snow heavy and wet but riding was good.
1/4 mile South of Bear Meadows. 8k feet. N aspect. 1400 hours. 255cm hs. Jan 4th crust present but unreactive and showed no instability on test slope

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

255cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

Storm Snow

Additional number of similar avalanches:

Trigger

Trigger:

Natural

Terrain

Aspect:

Northeast

Starting Elevation:

near-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Relative Size:

R1 Very Small

Avalanche Width (Average width):

15ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

200ft.

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