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Natural avalanches on relay/houghton

Location Name: Relay Ridgeline Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 01:01
Location: 39.329436, -119.938490 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Persistent Problem Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow Recent Loading›More Than a Foot of New Snow Recent Loading›Snowfall Rates of More Than 1 in/hr Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

During a break in the storm today, spotted what looks like some natural activity from last night on the relay/houghton ridge line.

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