Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3109 m
Natural avalanches all over the Timpanogos wilderness. I was having a wonderful day at Sundance, so I didn't take too many photos or analyze them too much during the brief moments of clear skies this morning. But here are some of the photos that I captured. The Fingers (photo 2) above Dry Lake were littered with point releases in the 7500-8300' elevation range. Rocky thinner snowpack zones being sensitive.
Not positive when these happened. But they looked fresh, so possibly yesterday evening during the high winds and high precipitation intensity.
The red lines highlight crowns and some of the debris.
- Photo 1: East Pass natural avalanches. If you look at the lower right, you can see an active dry loose sluffing over cliffs. Highest start zones at 10,200'. SE aspects.
- Photo 2: the repeater slope above Dry Lake and its neighbor. These are easterly facing aspects, start zones at approx. 9900'