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Avalanche: Chute Camp Site

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Numerous natural slab avalanches released late in the day with the onset of very heavy snowfall for a few hours coupled with fairly strong wind. My best estimate is that these slides only involved the storm snow which measured 20" at the LAMB weather station just around the corner. As avalanches go, these were not very large BUT larger than you want to deal with if you triggered one.