Observation: Turnagain

Location: Lipps and Bench Peak zone

Date:

January 3, 2019 3:30pm

Observer:

H. Thamm Professional

Route & General Observations

Several recent glide avalanches were reported near Bench Peak and another chuck slide off of Lipps. One of the glide avalanches near Bench was visible from the road, off-angle, South facing slope, starting zone ~3000′.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

recent glide avalanches

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

6F near Granite Creek Campground at 3:30pm
Calm winds
Clear skies

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Glide avalanche on a peak between Center Cr and Bench Cr

Lipps S facing slope, this is the second chunk to release off of this glide crack. Its unfortunate this is directly over the normal skin track route of Lipps.

Location

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