Avalanche

Avalanche: Jaws

MMSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Kicked off a large cornice along the Emma ridge line into Jaws and it stepped down and ripped out the whole chute. The avy carried past the flats and continued to the uphill part of the SE shots in upper days. Looked to perhaps remotely trigger another small slide in the basin of upper days, but not certain if it was there prior to the Jaws slide.