Avalanche Sheenmai behind tower 13

Location Name: 

Behind the tower 13

Region: 

Gulmarg

Name: 

Meraj ud din Dar

Email Address: 

skipatrolmehraj@gmail.com

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Observation made by: 

Public

Location: 

Observation Date and Time or Estimated Date and Time of Avalanche: 

Thursday, 2 February, 2023 - 6:00am

Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 

Yes

Conditions Alerts:

• Avalanche Activity

  Persistent Problem

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions: 

Due to persistent week layer the snowpack is unstable 

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth: 

120cm

Terrain

Terrain: elevations: 

Above Treeline

Terrain: aspects: 

SE

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type: 

Persistent Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer: 

New/old snow interface

Additional number of similar avalanches: 

3

Trigger

Trigger: 

Skier

Trigger Modifier: 

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle: 

33degrees

Aspect: 

Southeast

Starting Elevation: 

above-treeline

Size

Destructive Size: 

D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.

Relative Size: 

R3 Medium

Crown Height: 

3 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width): 

100ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run): 

600ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught: 

0

Number of partial burials: 

0

Number of full burials: 

0