Details

• Date: 2019/03/31

• Observer: lawson yow
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Gunnison
• Area Description: Top Middle of Red Lady Bowl Mt Emmons

Weather

• Weather Description: light snow, light wind, heavy greybird

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: 15 passenger Van sized cornice, accidentally triggered from above as a rider stuck their snowboard in the snow at the summit flags. Cornice fall triggered a slide to the ground. Cornice was 3-4 meters wide. Slide was 10-15 wide wall to wall. Avy was 80 cm deep, exposed rocks and grass. SE, 12,400. A backpack went over edge when the cornice broke. We found it in the debris pile all the way at the bottom.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2019/03/31  †	Mount Emmons	1	>TL	SE	WS	AS / u	R1	D2.5
Date: 2019/03/31 (Estimated) Observer: lawson yow Organization: Public Area Description: Red Lady Bowl Landmark: Mount Emmons Average Slope Angle: 40 ° Maximum Slope Angle: 45 ° Elevation: 12392 ft Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow Average Crown: 80 cm Average Vertical: 1200 ft

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