Valanga

Avalanche: East Bowl

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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Vertical Fall
46 m
Slab Thickness
38 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Saw this avalanche while traveling around the east bowl area. Not sure when it occurred. Pretty prime spot: shallow snowpack due to being stripped by wind. SS-U-D1-O-15"

[Forecaster Comment: We received information this avalanche occurred on Wednesday, January 24. Given the depth of the crown (40 cms/15") and comparing it to a snowpit on an adjacent slope, this avalanche likely failed in a faceted layer. Given the ski tracks nearby, it also was likely skier-triggered.]