Skier triggered avalanches on Carpenter Peak

Location Name: 
Carpenter Peak
Region: 
Independence Lake Area
Observation Date & Time: 
Friday, December 2, 2022 - 12:00
Location: 
39.417011, -120.326566
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Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 
Yes


Conditions Alerts:

  • Persistent Problem
  • Recent Loading
  • Recent Loading›More Than a Foot of New Snow

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

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Observation
Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions: 

Report received of a persistent slab avalanche skier triggered and a second avalanche remotely triggered shortly thereafter by the same skier. No one caught or carried.

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Avalanche Type: 
Persistent Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer: 
New/old snow interface
Additional number of similar avalanches: 
1
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Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger Modifier: 
Accidentally Triggered
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Aspect: 
North
Starting Elevation: 
near-treeline
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Destructive Size: 
D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.
Relative Size: 
R2 Small
Crown Height: 
1 ft
Avalanche Width (Average width): 
75ft.
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