Avalanche

Avalanche: Snake Creek Pass

BSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Small pocket of wind load from Wednesday afternoons event. Appeared to be about 85 feet wide and 145 feet long, and may have been triggered by a wind loaded cornice