Avalanche

Avalanche: Alexander Basin

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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
27 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
53 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2713 m

Saw this avalanche on the lower portion of the W facing coming of the Wilson ridge. The slide was down low on the slope below a cliff band. Looked like a new snow slide on a melt freeze crust maybe triggered by graupel pooling but not sure, looks like it removed all the storm snow from yesterday and seems like it went at the end of the storm.You can only see part of the crown in the photo, the rest was to the right and harder to see.