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Remote triggered avalanche on Carson May's Knob

Location Name: Carson May's Knob Region: Donner Summit Area Observation Date & Time: Friday, March 27, 2020 - 12:00
Location: 39.310322, -120.318314 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Persistent Problem Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Terrain Traps Terrain Matches the Advisory

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Saw what looked like a remotely triggered persistent slab on Carson May's Knob. Other details are unknown.

Snowpack Details

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Persistent Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Additional number of similar avalanches:

1

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Remotely Triggered

Terrain

Aspect:

Northeast

Starting Elevation:

near-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Relative Size:

R2 Small

Crown Height:

1 ft

Sponsors:

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe

Heavenly Mountain Resort

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

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