Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 8 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 9 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2134 m
This slide is about 1/2 mile up off the Franklin Basin Road up Hell's Kitchen canyon. We've seen it slide here several times on our hike in to ski Steam Mill Peak. Widespread collapsing continues, but instability has gotten deeper with collapsing occurring on the sixth time up the same uptrack. Cracking has decreased, but still occurs on wind loaded east slopes. Upper elevation snow is hanging in there thanks to cool winds that are keeping the snow surface cold despite the relatively high temperature.