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Loose Wet Avalanche on Jakes Peak

Location Name: Jakes Peak Region: West Shore Area Observation Date & Time: Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 11:00
Location: 38.963809, -120.111139 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: 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 Terrain Matches the Advisory

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Adding this avalanche to the SAC site. Found it on Youtube. The avalanche is about 8 minutes into the video.

Andy

https://youtu.be/BHVcvHXLd1Y

Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Videos:

Caught in an AVALANCHE (Wet Slide) on Jakes Peak. South Lake Tahoe. 4/29/23.

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

42degrees

Aspect:

Southeast

Starting Elevation:

near-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Relative Size:

R2 Small

Crown Height:

Less than 1 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

30ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught:

Number of partial burials:

Number of full burials:

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Loose Wet Avalanche on Jakes Peak

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Caught in an AVALANCHE (Wet Slide) on Jakes Peak. South Lake Tahoe. 4/29/23.

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Loose Wet Avalanche on Jakes Peak

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Caught in an AVALANCHE (Wet Slide) on Jakes Peak. South Lake Tahoe. 4/29/23.

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