Avalanche

Avalanche: Patsy Trees

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Avalanche

Slab Width
11 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
36 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southwest
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Witnessed a wet slide event occur around 1:30pm local time at the bottom of Patsy Trees. No one caught or carried. Natural trigger. Seemed to be about 14" deep, about 35 feet wide at the top. The slide went about 200 feet to the skin track up to Twin Lake Pass.