Avalanche: Summit

Location: Fresno Peak

Date:

January 4, 2020 9:05pm

Observer:

Jay Patterson

Route & General Observations

Triggered slide on the main bowl off Fresno peak. Large powder slide.

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Forecaster Comments

Added information after conversation with observer -Aleph Johnston-Bloom, 1.5.19.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	Unknown
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	East
Elevation	3500ft	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	10in	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

AJB from conversation with skier:
Skier took 5 or 6 turns into the bowl but had a feeling and was skiing at the side of the bowl not the center. Avalanche propagated across entire bowl around 8-12" deep. Skier skied off to the side and let slide run to bottom and then skied down. The bed surface was soft to ski.

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Observer Comments

No observed prior to avalanche.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Snow surface

Light wind effect from the NW. with visible pockmarks but surface snow was soft.

Snowpack

Observer noted surface hoar on exposed bed surface.

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Fresno avalanche, photo taken Jan 5 by Nancy Pfeiffer

Fresno avalanche. Photo taken 1.5.20: Tim Glassett

Fresno avalanche crown. Photo taken 1.5.20: Tim Glassett

Fresno avalanche. Photo: Nancy Pfeiffer

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