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Avalanche: Murdock Pk

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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Repeater
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

My buddy Pete Ingle sent me these photos of the slide he triggered in Todd's Bowl off Murdock Peak today. This slope has avalanched multiple times this year, after he dropped off the hang fire he triggered a 6 inch deep and 40ft wide avalanche on facets at the ground, the new 6 inches of snow from Mondays storm, slid on facets that had formed near the ground interface, it ran through the trees and broke out the lower part of the slope as well. Good example of low not always being a go, gotta take each slope separately, and make a call from there.

Other pics - Paul Daugherty