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Cornice collapse Sunrise Bowl

Location Name: Sunrise Bowl Region: Donner Summit Area Date and time of avalanche (best estimate if unknown): Sun, 02/05/2017 - 23:00
	Red Flags: Recent avalanche activity Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain

Observation made by: Public

Avalanche Observations

Avalanche Type:

Dry

Trigger type:

Natural

Aspect:

East

Weak Layer:

Storm Snow

Terrain:

Above Treeline

Elevation:

7 400ft.

Bed Surface:

Storm Snow

More detailed information about the avalanche:

Skier almost caught under collapsed cornice. Traversing too close to base Lucky.

Avalanche Photos:

Weather Observations

Blowing Snow:

Yes

Cloud Cover:

50% of the sky covered by clouds

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Precipitation:

Air temperature trend:

Warming

Wind Direction:

Northeast

Accumulation rate:

More detailed information about the weather:

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