Avalanche

Avalanche: Superior

AWSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Wet slide released from the rocks, crossed some previous tracks. No one was under this when it happened but plenty of people had come through a half hour before I spotted this. It was getting quite hot and wet around noon with much of the rocks and trees shedding ice and snow.