Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 1143 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Slab
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
Reported by UDOT BCC- This natural avalanche ran in stairs past Big Bend. Best guess is it involved the north-east facing slabs and the debris was observed on April 22, 2024.
Below photo of temperatures at nearby Torpedo Hill Weather Station (5553'). Last period of freezing (and only for a short time period) was April 18, 2024.
On April 12, 2024 the west facing aspect started to collapse and avalanched a few days later.