Avalanche

Avalanche: Blue Ice

GKSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3292 m

Winds over night popped a natural soft slab that released most likely the night from 1/29 to 1/30. we passed by it ascending to Twin Peaks. We did not trigger this slide. came up one it hours after it happened based on recent snow fall on the debris.