Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 122 m
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 152 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3231 m
A natural avalanche cycle occurred on Timpanogos during the storm on March 7th. This was a deep slab release that I observed. It was the only deep slab that I saw but Nalli stated he observed more to the east side of Timpanogos. I did not climb to look at the crown but in areas I did travel I found a layer of weak faceted snow above the January rain crust. It's most likely that this deep slab had a weak layer above or below the January rain crust. The location of this avalanche is indicated on the map below.
There was also a widespread natural cycle within the new snow which was about a foot deep. These were mostly class 2's but some of the piles of debris I wouldn't have wanted to tangle with. The new snow had stabilized by the time we were there.