Avalanche on Red Lake Peak

Location Name: Red Lake Peak Region: Carson Pass Area Observation Date & Time: Friday, March 19, 2021 - 12:00
Location: 38.719449, -119.982211 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path Trigger Points Terrain Matches the Advisory

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

This wind slab crown with tracks on a NE aspect at around 9,200' was photographed at 9:15 am on March 20th. It appears to have been skier/snowboarder triggered on either March 19th or early am March 20th. No other known information. If you have any additional details, please submit them to SAC.

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