Wet Slide in Third Creek drainage

Location Name: 
Third Creek Drainage/Jennifer Street
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of avalanche (best estimate if unknown): 
Tue, 03/28/2017 - 12:50
Location Map: 
United States
39° 16' 44.8896" N, 119° 57' 28.0296" W
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Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Terrain Trap
Observation made by: Public
Avalanche Observations
Avalanche Type: 
Wet
Slope: 
35degrees
Trigger type: 
Skier
Aspect: 
East
Weak Layer: 
Storm Snow
Avalanche Width: 
60ft.
Terrain: 
Below Treeline
Elevation: 
8 250ft.
Bed Surface: 
Old Snow
Avalanche Length: 
300ft.
Number of similar avalanches: 
2
More detailed information about the avalanche: 

My partner and I came upon wet slide avalanche debris triggered by a skier traveling over a convex terrain feature upslope.

 

 

 

Avalanche Photos: 
Weather Observations
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
More detailed information about the weather: 

Sun with rapidly warming temperatures.