Avalanche

Avalanche: Rock Canyon

Dave JarvisProvo
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
213 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2012 m

I hiked up to Second Right Hand Overlook at 6800'. The top 8" of snow was damp, below it was fine & soft but not quite damp. On the way down I heard an avalanche rumble up Hale Draw just before I passed below it. About 3:00 pm.

The trigger was at or above my marker on the map. Probably shifting with damp pack. It dropped down the open & sloped slabs and down the first and second rolloffs. There was some debris between the rolloffs, and a larger pile below the second.

The Debris was at least 250 yards from the trail,, so, 'no worries'.