Avalanche

Avalanche: Butler Basin

Kevin McCurdySalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Observed this around 11:30 this morning on the SE face of Gobblers on our way to Alexander Basin. Our best guess on the weak layer (from across the drainage) was an overloaded graupel layer and stepped down to facets around a crust.