Avalanche

Avalanche: Three Terraces

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Avalanche

Slab Width
244 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
213 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

Large deep slab avalanche, which completely overran the 1st Terrace bench. I think this was a natural avalanche from near the end of the Christmas Eve Storm. This is a dangerous and very popular slope above the warning hut in upper Providence Canyon.