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Avalanche on Waterhouse

Location Name: Waterhouse Region: Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel) Observation Date & Time: Monday, February 27, 2023 - 14:58
Location: 38.781552, -119.963830 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Recent Loading Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Blizzard conditions. High avalanche danger

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Storm Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

Storm Snow

Trigger

Trigger:

Natural

Terrain

Aspect:

Northeast

Starting Elevation:

near-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Relative Size:

R3 Medium

Crown Height:

Less than 1 ft

Sponsors:

CA OHMVR

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Heavenly Mountain Resort

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe

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