Avalanche

Avalanche: Mt Nebo Loop Road

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Avalanche

Slab Width
76 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
168 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

We remotely triggered a decent sized avalanche across the canyon as we went to a lookout point. We had already completed an ECT test showing a depth of 5'5" with about 8" of facets still hanging out at the bottom. The upper layers of snow are dense and bonding well with each other except the facets are showing no sign of healing yet. Over all the snow pack is still very weak and unstable we again experienced whomping while doing the ECT test.