Avalanche

Avalanche: Tuscarora

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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
5 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

While skinning up to mount Tuscarora we noticed the east facing snow face had entirely slid in an Avalanche Cycle of wet slides. By just pole whacking the ridge it kicked off a snowball that turned into a 30' wide slow moving slide. It was very active around 1:15 with the warming. We skied north facing snow off Patsy's and it was firm but stable. The slides appeared isolated but volatile as no slabs were present anywhere.