Loose Wet Slide at Carson Pass

Location Name: Elephants Graveyard Region: Carson Pass Area Observation Date & Time: Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 12:00
Location: 38.669897, -119.981630 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Rapid or Prolonged Warming Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path Trigger Points

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Wet avalanche down to the dirt/ rocks appeared to be skier trigger from 10/28. It ran about 500+ feet, and was not enough to bury someone.

Looking down on previous wet avalanche thought to have run on 10/28.

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

Ground

Trigger

Trigger:

Unknown

Size

Avalanche Width (Average width):

60ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

500ft.

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