Tahoe Avalanche Incident Report

 As the snowpack deepens, more and more of us are getting back on our skis and boards. Shaking off cobwebs and getting our heads back in the snow is business as usual for the return of winter, and I've been really excited to see so many people practicing with their transceivers around our local access points.

The avalanche was about 91m wide and 183m long with nearly a metre crown. Image courtesy of jonessnowboards.com.

 December is the Jones Avalanche Awareness Month, and they are kicking it off with a detailed report of an incident involving a large avalanche in Tahoe on November 13th. The slide in the Mt Rose wilderness partially buried two individuals, and the full report of the incident is a great refresher and reminder of what we are dealing with in the backcountry. 

 Read on, slide on, and stay safe out there!