Lawine

Avalanche: Porter Fork

Peter DonnerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

Watched this point release/wet slab/glide come down at 11:15 off the Porter Slabs ascending the summer trail in Main Porter. Sun was heating the slope, looked like a bit of cornice broke/melted off as the point release which entrained snow causing a wet slab to release casuing the slope below to break/glide on the rocks. Technically, even though the slab "glided" off the rock face, it might not be a glide as it was casused by the snow above.

Ran 500 vertical, fanning out 150 feet wide at the bottom, 3 foot sidewall on the rock. Debris pile was 4 feet at its deepest.