Avalanche

Avalanche: Dam Sluff Cuts

Brett KobernikSkyline
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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
15 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

I just happened to be driving by when I watched one of these wet slides release. These involved the new snow and then as the debris gathered momentum and mass they gouged deeper into the loose faceted snow near the ground.