Avalanche

Avalanche: Horse Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
305 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3444 m

Nate and I agreed that this was D2.5-3. probably failed during storm with heavy snow and wind loading causing the slope to fail on the old facets mid-pack. We could only see one small peninsula of the crow , but the debris ran for ~1/2 mile+ across the Horse Ck drainage.

Small section of crown that came higher towards the ridgeline

Another angle on crown

Aerial photo courtesy of Chris Benson: