Avalanche

Avalanche: Nori-Exxon's Burn

Garcia/TrenbeathMoab
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Avalanche

Slab Width
11 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Occurrence time is unknown, but most likely occurred on 3/27 - the peak of instability for wet slab avalanches. The weak layer is unknown, it could be facets, or it could be a density change with meltwater pooling on a hard crust.