Avalanche

Avalanche: Horse Creek Chutes

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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3414 m

We observed this slide while skiing up Horse Creek on Wednesday 12/27. The occurrence date is estimated, it looks to be at least two days old. 8" of snow fell on 12/23. NW winds kicked up early in the morning on 12/24 and blew in the moderate to strong range through 12/26. The slide most likely occurred during this time.