Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 1067 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 381 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 91 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Width and vertical are estimates using photo/map. Large avalanche in Butler Basin stretching all the way from the east facing slope right under the south summit of Gobbler's to Wilson Peak, running well into the flats below. Along with the other major east/southeast facing avalanches in the vicinity was already being re-loaded in places due to the strong NW winds on 1-15.