Avalanche

Avalanche: Skyline

Craig Gordon/Cody HughesSkyline
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Avalanches everywhere on the Skyline. Mostly east and northeast aspects at all elevations. Slides are breaking deep and wide, taking out the entire seasons snowpack.

Four slides easily viewed from the Miller Flat trailhead.

And this large cornice break and slab near the popular hike to the roadside shots.