Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 244 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2774 m
All of the open faces along the ridgeline from Low East Facing up to Moonlight have run, usually taking just about everything in the bowl. Some of these appear to have been triggered by deer in the area while others I assume have run naturally. They all ran down to the facet layers (the one on Moonlight ran to the ground) and were NE slopes around 9000' with an angle greater than 30 degrees. All ran down through the trees and into the gullies below. Widespread collapsing and cracking were seen in these areas.
Pic 1 & 2: Low East Facing
Pic 3: Highline
Pic 4: Moonlight