Valanga

Avalanche: Haystack

Nassetta/PirruccioUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3261 m

A small windslab broke looses under the cornice and ripped out a shallow slab that propogated and got deeper down slope, up to two feet deep in areas. This slope has avalanched multiple times this season.