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Cedar Pass Avalanche

Location Name: 
Cedar Pass
Region: 
Outside of the Forecast Area
Date and time of avalanche (best estimate if unknown): 
Thu, 03/23/2023 - 3:30am
Observation made by: 
Public
Red Flags:
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain

Location Map

96067 Mount Shasta , CA
United States
41° 32' 38.7096" N, 120° 16' 19.9488" W
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California US

Avalanche Observations

Details

Slab Avalanche - Outside of forecast area - Warner Mountains - Cedar Pass area

A small but juicy wind slab was skier triggered in the Warner Mountains. Nobody was caught or injured. The slab was triggered on a NE facing slope below treeline. The crown was up to 2 feet thick and 50 feet wide, running approximately 300 feet downhill.

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Characteristics

Avalanche Type: 
Slab
Trigger type: 
Skier
Slope: 
45degrees
Aspect: 
Northeast
Elevation: 
6 800ft.
Terrain: 
Below Treeline
Weak Layer: 
Other - explain below
Bed Surface: 
Old Snow
Crown Height: 
2 ft
Avalanche Width: 
50ft.
Avalanche Length: 
300ft.
Number of people caught: 
0
Number of partial burials: 
0
Number of full burials: 
0

Weather Observations

Statistics

Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Precipitation: 
Snow
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Speed: 
Light
Wind Direction: 
Southwest