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Blue lakes avalanche

Location Name: Blue lakes Region: Carson Pass Area Observation Date & Time: Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 11:00
Location: 38.660920, -119.951058 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Recent Loading Recent Loading›More Than a Foot of New Snow Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Trigger Points

Observation made by: Public

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Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Storm Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Trigger

Trigger:

Snowmobiler

Trigger Modifier:

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

35degrees

Aspect:

East

Starting Elevation:

near-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D3 Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few trees.

Crown Height:

2 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

300ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

100ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught:

1

Sponsors:

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe

Heavenly Mountain Resort

CA OHMVR

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