Avalanche

Avalanche: Moonlight

KSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
762 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Went for a tour up Mineral to see what was going on with the new snow. Looked up to see Moonlight completely ripped from the very top of the ridge. In the photos, wherever you look, you can see a crown. This was most definitely a natural avalanche, as there were no skinners going up mineral. Lots of wind and very heavy snow likely was too much of a load for the weak facet layer.