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Explain the term "avalanche state"

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The downwind side of an obstacle such as a ridge. The addition of weight on top of a snowpack, usually from precipitation, wind drifting, or a person. An avalanche that releases from a point and spreads downhill collecting more snow - different from a slab avalanche. Also called a point-release or sluff.

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