Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 137 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 76 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3475 m
20" of snow at 2.5" SWE fell between the afternoon of Dec 9 and the early morning hours of Dec 10, the first significant snowfall in over 6 weeks. The new snow fell on pre-exisiting snow from mid October that had become weak and faceted. It looked like more of the cirque had avalanched as well but the effects of the wind may it difficult to discern.