Location: Kebler Pass Area
Date of Observation: 01/08/2019
Name: Irwin Cat Operation
Subject: Explosive triggered avalanches on the 1/6 interface
Aspect:
Elevation:
Avalanches:
Along with the noted avalanches we got small pockets to pull out of Candys and Sonic. Both running on the 1/6 interface as well. The sonic debris was much needed to fill in the massive wind whales below the choke.
NC Shooter SS-AE-R2-D2.5-I MF-01/06 (35cm x 25m x 250m)
Thin Line SS-AE-R1-D2-I MF-01/06 (20cm x 20m x 80m)
Weather: Warm with high temps of 34 down low and 24 up high. Few clouds off and on today with swirling winds calming down to single digits gusting to 8.
|
PM Weather |
Sky |
Sfc |
MxTp |
MnTp |
Temp |
WDir |
WSpd |
Gust |
Time |
H2D/W/DEN |
HN24 |
HST/W |
HS |
|
Study Plot |
FEW |
DF |
36 |
8 |
34 |
191 |
3 |
5 |
0800 |
0.0/0.00 0.0 |
4.0 |
16.0/1.80 |
50.0 |
|
Scarp Ridge |
Solar: 3 |
25 |
12 |
24 |
60 |
1 |
3 |
1600 |
0.0/0.00 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0/1.80 |
50.0 |
|
Snowpack: Party Hats Left had a progressively stiffening (4f-1f) 30cm slab that felt hollow while probing around that was noticed full path. The avalanches in EBM are running on the 1/6 MFcr. East and south snow surfaces were moist by 1400.
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