Tallac 2/12 - many naturals+ skier triggered.

Location Name: 
Tallac, north bowl, 8.5k
Region: 
Desolation Wilderness Area (including Emerald Bay)
Observation Date & Time: 
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 10:00
Location: 
38.911567, -120.095721
See map: CalTopo
Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 
Yes


Conditions Alerts:

  • Avalanche Activity
Observation made by: Public

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Observation
Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions: 

Don't know the full details, but 2 observations:

1) Many natural crowns were seen on the L ridge (climbers view) on NW aspects on our way up. We assumed these happened in the storm. 

2) On our 2nd climb back up the ridge, We saw a helicopter circling and then saw a new slide in the N bowl, around 8.5k ,with a crown on a convex roll-over.  We talked to the party that triggered it when we got to the top of the tree run, and they said they set it off, but everyone was ok. There was a SAR team and helicopter there as well. 

Thank you SAC for all you guys do!!!. 

 

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Terrain: elevations: 
Above Treeline
Terrain: aspects: 
NW
N
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Trigger: 
Skier
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Aspect: 
North
Starting Elevation: 
above-treeline
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