Avalanche Near Tamarack

Location Name: 
Fireplug
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Observation Date & Time: 
Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 13:45
Location: 
39.326404, -119.910895
See map: CalTopo
Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 
Yes


Conditions Alerts:

  • Avalanche Activity
  • Other Signs of Instability (cracking, whumpfing, collapsing)›Collapsing / whumpfing noises
  • Other Signs of Instability (cracking, whumpfing, collapsing)›Shooting Cracks
  • Persistent Problem

Terrain Alerts: 
Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees
Obvious Slide Path
Trigger Points
Observation made by: Public

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Observation
Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions: 

Skier triggered avalanche. Whumphing  & shooting cracks witnessed 60' from site of avalance in low angle terrain. Skied over to edge of chute and witnessed full slide. 

Shooting cracks went from low angle terrain near a grouping of trees. Wrapped around the slope and over the edge of the chute. This appreared to cause a full scale avalanch on the previous old snow. Crown appeared to be 1'-3'.  

Continued skiing sub 30° snow. Further whumphing and cracking witnessed in almost every location travel. 8600'-9800'.  

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Terrain: elevations: 
Near Treeline
Terrain: aspects: 
N
NE
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Avalanche Type: 
Storm Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer: 
New/old snow interface
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Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger Modifier: 
Remotely Triggered
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Start Zone Slope Angle: 
25degrees
Aspect: 
Northeast
Starting Elevation: 
near-treeline
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Destructive Size: 
D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.
Relative Size: 
R2 Small
Crown Height: 
2 ft
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Number of people caught: 
0
Number of partial burials: 
0
Number of full burials: 
0
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Elevation of Observation: 
Above 9000 ft.
Blowing Snow: 
Light
Wind Direction: 
Northeast
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Sky Cover: 
Scattered - Partly Cloudy - 3/8 to 4/8 covered
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
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