Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Springs

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Forecaster Comments: Thank you for the photo. It's hard to overstate how important this info is for us. It's also critical to know more information about the slide: elev, aspect, trigger, location, date of occurrence, weak layer, depth, etc etc. As is, many of these are estimates. Thanks.