Avalanche

Avalanche: Eastern Slopes of Wellsville Range

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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
381 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

A couple of recent wet loose avalanches were apparent up in Bird Canyon, as seen from Maple Bench.

A recent wet loose avalanche on the right (north) and a cornice fall on the left (south), looking up Gibson Canyon from Maple Bench. The cornice fall is not very impressive from a distance, but large chunks ran at least 1000 vrt'. I think this occurred yesterday afternoon since I didn't see it yesterday morning.