Valanga

Avalanche: North Bowl of Mt. Elmer

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Avalanche

Slab Width
213 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Evidence and debris from a large, blown-in avalanche from during the Friday storm had several inches of snow on it by the looks of it from a distance. I know you can't see the avalanche in this picture, but the cliff topped slope and the avalanche is centered in the distance.