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Avalanche: Hoyt's Peak

Mike JUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
9 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

I discovered the remaining hang fire on Hoyt Peak naturally slide sometime after I was up there on the 28th. It pulled out on a on a heavy wind load pocket then extended along the peak to meet up with the natural that occurred on the 27th. I took a pic of the wind load the other day because it was a little out of the ordinary to have that large of a wind slab in that location with such little snow. Sure enough, with a little more load the slope failed.