Avalanche

Avalanche: Tri-county Peak

matt messerlySalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
12 m
Slab Thickness
5 cm
Start Zone Aspect
South
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Watched the slide break at the top of the ridge and slide down to the road. The slide stopped on the road. I found it very odd because the hill did not look like there had been a slide ( minus ofcourse the huge ammount of snow deposited over the road) it was simply the top two layers of snow that slid leaving an unblemished smooth lower layer.