Avalanche

Avalanche: Bear River Range

Ryan ChoiLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2560 m

Skied a N facing slope above a ~40 degree rollover and triggered a small 25' wide crown about 12" deep. The storm slab broke below my skis on the old melt crust interface and ran through the trees for ~100'. Saw similar signs of cracking on other N facing micro-features.