Avalanche

Avalanche: North Fork, Shumway Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
41 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2682 m

Not much natural activity on the east side of the Wellsville Range, but there was some. This fresh slab was triggered by cornice fall. I viewed it at around noon today from Mendon, and I'm not sure exactly when it ran.