Avalanche

Avalanche: Murdock Peak

DaughertySalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

All north aspects of Murdock were wind loaded. I observed three separate slides similar to the attached photo on North Murdock. North Bowl was loaded and pillowy but no failures observed.