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Avalanche: Hells Canyon

Bill HuntOgden
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2530 m

A sizeable wet slide appears to have run yesterday afternoon, in Hells canyon. Not clear if this was skier triggered or natural. Deposition about 300 feet in length, 2 to 5 feet deep, leaving a hard ice bed surface, and even scouring a small sidewall on the right. 3rd photo, I threw a ski pole down into the debris for reference. Note the old wet debris on the left, with a blanket of fresh snow.