Avalanche

Avalanche: Gold Basin

TrenbeathMoab
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
274 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3536 m

This report is for the slide to the observer's right. Slide on left ran full depth and is detailed in another report. One or the other is likely a sympathetic release. Slides likely ran during the storm on December 25 or during the wind event of Dec 26. Difficult to tell from a distance but slab on right was likely comprised of snow accumulated from several storms between Dec 18-25 running on the old snow surface that existed prior to the storm cycle.