Avalanche: Douglas Island

Location: Jumbo Bowl

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Route & General Observations

Skinned up the snowmachine route. 6 inches of fresh unconsolidated snow over the freezing fog crust.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalAvalanche Type Soft Slab
Aspect NorthElevation 2600ft
Slope AngleunknownCrown Depthunknown
Width 40ftVertical Rununknown
Avalanche Details

Observed debris and crown from two recent natural avalanches on the Jumbo headwall. Thin crowns made it look like the new snow slid on top of the buried freezing fog crust from last week.

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