Avalanche

Avalanche: Spring Creek

Eric - WallySkyline
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

A number of natural avalanches occurred on Jan 30. On Jan 31, some snowmobilers were hillclimbing in the same area as the natural avalanches. A snowmobiler was doing some hillclimbing when he triggered another avalanche. He was not caught and was able to out run the avalanche as it came down behind him covering up his track.