Avalanche

Avalanche: Silver Fork Headwall

T. MorrisonSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Skiing west bowl today noticed that Silver fork head wall slid. The crown appears to be down off the ridge and 2-3' deep and roughly 1-200 ft wide. Guessing the slide occurred Friday or Saturday, within the new storm snow layer. Possible additional loading from the southwest winds could have been a contributing factor.

Forecaster Comments: possibly a natural cornice fall triggered this soft slab