Detailed Observation

Date2021-02-28
LocationHaines
ObserverTim Thomas
AvalancheN

General Observations

Transitional zone.  Upper sunshine road zone +-  1800’.  Temps hovering around 32F.  Moderate to strong S-SE winds.  Moderate snow fall with 6” + new snow and counting.

Found signs of instability.  Pictures show shooting cracks and a small slab triggered by sled on a slope around 30 degrees.  Noted is this is the first slab I ever scene triggered by a sled in the sunshine/Walker lake zone.  Investigation showed the new snow over last weeks is still not bonding strongly to MLK rain crust.

 

 

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