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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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    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 04:30 PM.
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    thanks.

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    Days on snow 06-07: 3
    Days behind a boat summer 2006: 24

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