Lawine

Avalanche: Powder Mountain Backcountry

Brian PollickOgden
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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2621 m

The last two photos show natural slides on easterly facing slopes in unskied/unopened terrain. These occurred sometime between 1600 on 1/19 and 0800 on 1/20. Crowns were 1-3', sliding layer was low density snow from 1/18. Largest slide was approximately 600'x1200'.