Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 152 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 610 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2865 m
- Chablis Bowl- east aspect 10,000' elevation- natural avalanche failed on facets 2' deep, 2000' wide and ran 800' vertical. Natural during early morning of 1-3-06 took out most of the bowl
- Slide Canyon-south-southeast aspect 10,400' elevation- artillery triggered avalanche failed 4' deep, 150' wide and ran 2000' vertical. Controlled result above the highway. Broke on faceted snow in high rocky area