Avalanche

Avalanche: Uintas

John MletschnigUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
244 m
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
244 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3597 m

Avalanche was likely a week or two old. I am guessing it released as a wet slab on buried facets on the ground but the bed surface had melted away long before we stumbled across this giant so we'll never really know.