Avalanche on Echo Peak

Location Name: Echo Peak Region: Echo Summit Area Observation Date & Time: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 16:45
Location: 38.858679, -120.068382 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path Trigger Points

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Mostly skied lower angle terrain but saw several instances of avalanches getting triggered when we briefly went into short steeper zones. One skier was briefly caught and carried but not buried, no injuries. Would say at that time around 6 inches of new storm snow had accumulated and slid, probably at the old snow interface which was still powdery in this area. Significant propagation.

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Storm Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Additional number of similar avalanches:

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

38degrees

Aspect:

North

Northeast

Size

Destructive Size:

D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.

Crown Height:

Less than 1 ft

People Involved

Number of people caught:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

8000 - 9000 ft.

Sky Cover:

Overcast - Cloudy - 8/8 covered

Precipitation:

Snow

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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