Avalanche

Avalanche: White Mountain

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Avalanche

Slab Width
213 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

Snowmobilers triggered a number of avalanches remotely (from a distance) on Saturday. This one (photo below) is the same site of a fatality in 2013. DETAILS HERE

Photo below shows a couple more pockets that were remotely triggered from a long distance away.