Avalanche

Avalanche: Mineral Fork

John PersonsSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
11 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Saw several small wind slab avalanches that must have released naturally earlier today. The avalanche pictured and described ran onto the Mineral Fork road. Only the windboard on top ran so the slab was only 2-3 inches thick. However, the windboard proved to be very reactive in spots on west facing aspects.

The two other small natural wind slab releases were higher up (9-10k) on N through E facing slopes. One of these is shown in Picture 2.