Details

• Date: 2018/01/15

• Observer: Debbie Kelly
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Aspen
• Area Description: Cardiac Run just off Richmond Ridge in Powder Tour area

Weather

• Weather Description: Clear and Mild

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Mostly facets with a crust layer in the middle. test results breaking in the depth hoar at the bottom

Snowpack Obsvervation Cracking: Moderate Collapsing: Moderate

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: This slide looked to be triggered by a snowmobile cutting across the toe of the slide or remotely from a skier several feet away.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2018/01/15  †	Richmond Hill	1	<TL	N	SS	AS / u	R1	D1.5
Date: 2018/01/15 (Estimated) Observer: Debbie Kelly Organization: Public Area Description: McFarlane's, D Trees. Landmark: Richmond Hill Elevation: 10550 ft Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow
	2018/01/14  †	Richmond Hill	1	TL	E	SS	AM / u	R2	D1.5
Date: 2018/01/14 (Estimated) Observer: Debbie Kelly Organization: Public Area Description: Cardiac Run Landmark: Richmond Hill Average Slope Angle: 32 ° Maximum Slope Angle: 35 ° Elevation: 11200 ft Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow Weak Layer: Interface Weak Layer Grain Type: Depth Hoar Average Crown: 18 in Maximum Crown: 18 in Average Width: 60 ft Maximum Width: 70 ft Average Vertical: 110 ft Maximum Vertical: 120 ft Comments: Also visible cracking on adjacent slope. Appears to have run 1/14 - not there 1/13.

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