Avalanche

Avalanche: Tuscarora

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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

Noticed this wet slab on the SE face of Mt. Tuscarora, while ascending Pioneer Peak from Brighton. We estimated that it came down around noon. My partner and I discussed and we didn't see any discernable tracks going into the slide, but we were to far away to really assess it. I was suprised at the scale of it (maybe 80ft across and it ran 400ft). It's a good reminder to get off the solar aspects early on days like today.