Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Mac

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Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Explosive
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

Update from the UAC: This avalanche was reported as natural, but it was explosive triggered by PCMR.

Saw it from iron mountain. No tracks, thank goodness. As the often quoted wise good looking mountain man once said, 'It's just a sleeping giant waiting for someone to step out'