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Vallecito Reservoir

Crown profile dug at the site of a fatal avalanche accident. The avalanche broke in a 4F hard layer of faceted snow grains below a K- hard crust 1 cm thick. The crown depth ranged from 40 to 75 cm deep. Around the steepest part of the slope, the avalanche broke deeper into a 4F hard layer of DH/ FC at the ground.
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Vallecito Reservoir

Crown profile dug at the site of a fatal avalanche accident. The avalanche broke in a 4F hard layer of faceted snow grains below a K- hard crust 1 cm thick. The crown depth ranged from 40 to 75 cm deep. Around the steepest part of the slope, the avalanche broke deeper into a 4F hard layer of Depth Hoar/ Faceted Grains at the ground.
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