Avalanche

Avalanche: Gibson Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
305 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
686 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Large natural slab avalanches were apparent this morning in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness above Mendon. Long running, destruactive avalanches that came all the way down to Maple Bench..