Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 107 m
- Slab Thickness
- 41 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3200 m
During one of the short breaks in the Intense Winds and some limited clearing, it was possible to barely see a crown and the avalanche run out while standing in the lower Wolverine Cirque. I spent more than 15 minutes hoping for a break in the clouds and during that time THC ran. I had a good visual on it before and a limited view of it after. The visibility was not good enough to even catch it in a picture, and the light went on and off so fast this didn't help either. It ran to the low angle flats, and the crown was almost wall to wall in the chute. It appeared to be more than a foot deep, estimate would have it at 16 inches. It appeared to be triggered by the SW Wind loading, and the crown was approximately 10 feet below the overhanging cornice.