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Avalanche: Wolf Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Went for a little tour in the Wolf Creek Pass area. Winds were strong through out the day from south then from the east. I spotted two slides the first appeared natural or cornice fall overnight or yesterday in a very notorious area of Neeley bowl. The second little pocket was witnessed as a snowmobiler triggered a small 1' deep wind slab. The rest of the bowl was primed to give way and I would suspect will do so with the added weight over night.