Avalanche

Frog Lake Huts - Perry's Peak

Blackbird Mountain GuidesCentral Sierra Nevada
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Quick report

A large unintentionally triggered avalanche on the southeast side of Perry's Peak at the frog lake huts in Truckee.

Avalanche

Size
D2 R2
Type
SS
Aspect
SE
Trigger
AR
Elevation
8000 ft

This was a large, unintentionally triggered avalanche by a snowboarder based on the riders track. They got lucky! It was hard to tell how deep the debris was, but definitely deep enough to bury a person. The bed surface was old snow - a firm and smooth layer of frozen corn that had been skiing well two days prior. The crown extended nearly wall to wall across the SE face of Perry's Peak.