Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Fork

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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

A natural wind slab ran down and triggered a deeper pocket below the cliff band on a slope that avalanched during the mid-February cycle.