Avalanche

Football field/mile long transfer

Bob TurgeonTetons
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Quick report

Cracking
specific

Generally stable but wind loaded features were touchy Wind loaded in this area plus a rollover, triggered on bouncing turn after a ski cut. Ranged between 4 inches and 12 inches deep at the crown, propagated over 150 feet.

Snowpack

4 to 10 inches of new snow over a firm base with isolated crusts. Quite a bit of wind loading in spots, those spots showed activity less loaded areas did not.

Avalanche

When loaded pocket did not respond to a ski cut, first Strong bouncing turned released the slab, soft slab approximately 150 feet wide 4 to 12 inch crown.