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Avy on Jobs sister

Location Name: Jobs Sister Region: East Shore Area Observation Date & Time: Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 11:27
Location: 38.840470, -119.862741 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path Trigger Points Terrain Traps Terrain Matches the Advisory

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

ski cut and remotely triggered a wind slab.

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Storm Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Remotely Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

40degrees

Aspect:

Northeast

Starting Elevation:

above-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.

Relative Size:

R3 Medium

Crown Height:

2 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

50ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

3000ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught:

0

Number of partial burials:

0

Number of full burials:

0

Sponsors:

Heavenly Mountain Resort

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe

CA OHMVR

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