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Mt Judah Skier Triggered

Location Name: Mt Judah Region: Donner Summit Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 12:45
Location: 39.297924, -120.312053 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Update to Mt Judah avalanche that occured 2/14. Skier unintentionally skied into 30+ angle slope and triggered slab avalanch in spot marked w/'x' in photo but was not carried. Avalanche propogated to looker's right and the larger face released. I have photos of the crown for the larger face from a distance, but can only upload one at a time. Photo of crown profile is lookers left of trigger point.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph:

Avalanche Details

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

33degrees

Aspect:

Southeast

Size

Crown Height:

2 ft

People Involved

Number of people caught:

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