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02-20-2006, 02:53 PM #1
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Avy classifications?
Another serious JONG question, but I'm learning some stuff.
Could someone translate this please?
From CAIC's description of an accident:
We classify this avalanche as HS-AM-R3-D2-G
I'm gonna guess hard slab something reutchshchblock 3 something or other?Days on snow 06-07: 3
Days behind a boat summer 2006: 24
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02-20-2006, 03:27 PM #2
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http://geosurvey.state.co.us/avalanc...aspx?tabid=292
Not mentioned, R# is size of avalanche with respect to the slide path, and D# is the destructive potential of avalanche.Last edited by Mountain Junkie; 02-20-2006 at 03:30 PM.
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02-20-2006, 05:26 PM #3
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thanks.
3456Days on snow 06-07: 3
Days behind a boat summer 2006: 24
"Coming here and asking whether you need wider skis is like turning up at the Neverland Ranch and asking Michael if he'd like to come to Tampa with the kids" -bad roo.
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02-20-2006, 05:36 PM #4
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