Valanga

Avalanche: Grizzly Gulch

Aaron RiceSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Natural new snow slide on steep due north aspect in grizzly gulch. High PI and wind around 3pm is the likely culprit.

I did a quick beacon search to make sure no one was buried. When I went up the debris, it turned out the slide was larger than I though. About 200' wide and 150' vertical hitting the main skin track up grizz. It was only about 6" deep bit d2 r2.

Additionally I saw a few more crowns up the ridge in the open steep north facing slopes. Seems like there was a natural cycle during the high PI and winds at 3pm.