Loose Wet Slide in Mt. Rose Wilderness

Location Name: 
Mt. Rose Wilderness
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of avalanche (best estimate if unknown): 
Sat, 02/06/2016 - 09:01
Location Map: 
United States
39° 17' 16.4796" N, 119° 56' 30.4008" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent avalanche activity
Rapid warming
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Public
Avalanche Observations
Avalanche Type: 
Wet
Loose/Point-Release
Slope: 
30degrees
Trigger type: 
Natural
Aspect: 
Southeast
Avalanche Width: 
35ft.
Terrain: 
Above Treeline
Elevation: 
8 700ft.
Avalanche Length: 
200ft.
Number of similar avalanches: 
2
Number of people caught: 
0
Number of partial burials: 
0
Number of full burials: 
0
More detailed information about the avalanche: 

Observation made from Mt. Rose Highway at ~ 11am.  Day and time of slide is unknown. It appears there were two seperate point releases with the debris field of the larger one on top of that of the smaller one.

 

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Avalanche Photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: