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9 hours ago

Dusting of Snow in Colorado Leads to 28 Human-Triggered Avalanches in 7 Days - SnowBrains

Light snow in Colorado triggered numerous human-triggered avalanches by loading weak, persistent faceted layers created during prolonged dry conditions, signaling increased hazard with future storms.
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fromSnowBrains
3 weeks ago

Snowcat Causes Enormous Avalanche Next to Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY - SnowBrains

A massive snowcat-triggered avalanche on Rendezvous Mountain slid on deep, faceted weak layers, showing explosives may fail to release such persistent early-season instabilities.
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