2/3/2024 Field Report - Sawatch
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We transitioned on a ridge line on the way up to clover mountain. We were trying to ski a south east face with an average angle or 40 degrees. Skier 1 descends the slope and stops at a safe point behind a tree line. Skier 2 starts their decent, and after making their second turn the slope fractured 50 meters above skier 2. The avalanche runs 400 vertices feet. Skier 2 is able to ski faster than the slide and makes it to a safe zone. The debris hits skier 1 at the bottom of the pitch and hurries him chest deep. The rest of the group watching extricates skier 1. The slide was triggered on a shallow spot near a rock band. It broke on a a persistent weak layer and stepped to the ground. The crown was 150 feet wide and 4 feet deep.
We left the lost wonder hut trying to make it to the clover mountain Ridgeline and ski the chutes off of the peak.
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type |
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02/03/2024
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1 | TL | E | AS/u | R2 | D1.5 | Persistent Slab | ||
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Date and Time
02/03/2024 -
12:12am
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