Avalanche

Avalanche: Strawberry Environs

Nassetta/ChestonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
213 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Challenging to see from the jump, but this well-connected slide in protected terrain was not remotely triggered by our tracks below, but from another avalanche we remotely triggered around the corner and to the east, over 2,000' away!