Date of Observation: 12/11/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Red Lady Bowl
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: A solo skier on the looker’s right side of the bowl remotely triggered the looker’s left side of the bowl after descending into the benches near the bottom of the main bowl. The skier reported that there were no involvements.
Photos:
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Note the skier’s track in the far right side of the bowl.
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Blue circle indicates roughly where the slide was remotely triggered from. Photo: Ben Pritchett
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Photo: Travis Colbert
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Photo: Travis Colbert
Estimated avalanche date: 12/11/2022
Number of Avalanches: 1
Location
Location: Mount Emmons
Location Specific:
Start Zone Elevation: ATL: Above Tree Line
Aspect: SE
Characteristics
Trigger: Skier
Trigger modifier: Remote
Type: Hard Slab
Failure Plane: Old snow
Size
Relative Size: R2 small
Destructive Size: D2 – could bury, injure, or kill a person
Avg. crown height (inches):
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Involvements
# of people caught:
# of partial burials:
# of full burials:
Additional comments:
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