Rider caught in loose dry avalanche on Red Lake Pk.

Location Name: 
Red Lake Peak
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of avalanche (best estimate if unknown): 
Sun, 12/18/2016 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 43' 2.3376" N, 119° 58' 43.6548" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Public
Avalanche Observations
Avalanche Type: 
Dry
Loose/Point-Release
Trigger type: 
Snowboarder
Aspect: 
North
Weak Layer: 
Storm Snow
Terrain: 
Near Treeline
Bed Surface: 
Storm Snow
Number of people caught: 
1
More detailed information about the avalanche: 

There was a rider who got caught in a small sluff slide at red lake peak on Sunday. Rider was carried off small drop and through some small trees and sustained an injury. There were lots of sluff slides occurring that day on the north facing aspects.

Purple dots represents where rider was caught and stopped (dot with line). Noted lat/long is very approximate.

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