Wet loose SE Mt. Houghton

Location Name: South eace face Mt. Houghton Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, March 6, 2022 - 11:55
Location: 39.333784, -119.924430 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees Obvious Slide Path Terrain Traps

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Not sure exact timing on this avalanche... didn't see the skier trigger it. We saw evidence of it between laps as we were skiing broken glass. Happened between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM. Was surprised to see a wet loose avalanche of this size at this elevation today. Didn't feel like it made it above freezing during our tour even on solar aspects out of the wind. Again surprised to see it given air temps and timing.

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Above Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

New/old snow interface

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Aspect:

Southeast

Starting Elevation:

above-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D1 Relatively harmless to people.

Relative Size:

R3 Medium

Crown Height:

Less than 1 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

40ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

400ft.

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

Above 9000 ft.

Wind Direction:

Northeast

Wind Speed:

Light

Sky Cover:

Clear

Precipitation:

None

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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