Avalanche

Upper Granite Canyon A Chute

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Quick report

Cracking
isolated
Collapsing
isolated

A Chute, lower entrance. New snow and wind load released 6-8 inches deep on previous storm layer. Propagated the entire width of the couloir, and finished slab formation 400 ft below trigger point. Ran approximately 1000-1200 ft down slope. No additional propagation beyond initial release. New snow release on previous storm layer. Mixture of new snow and wind loaded snow.

Weather

Air Temp
24
Cloud Cover
broken

Avalanche

Size
D1.5 R2
Type
SS
Aspect
N
Trigger
AS
Elevation
9000 ft

A Chute, lower entrance. New snow and wind load released 6-8 inches deep on previous storm layer. Propagated the entire width of the couloir, and finished slab formation 400 ft below trigger point. Ran approximately 1000-1200 ft down slope. No additional propagation beyond initial release.