Avalanche

Avalanche: Jordan Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

This avalanched was most likely triggered on Saturday, March 19. It appears that two snowbikers entered the slope and one or both of them triggered the slide. Their tracks are visible entering the fracture line at the top left side.