Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- Ground Interface
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 305 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 183 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
On my way home from the gym when I notice a very large slide in the Big Willow Aprons... I can't believe what I'm seeing and nearly wreck. Actually, I'm super jacked on caffeine and that might have added to the excitement... but none-the-less, this thing is huge and can be seen from the SL Valley. Looks like a large piece of granite peeled off the steep rock band above the snowfield and triggered a wet slab breaking to the ground. Reminds me of a similar event in May of 07 off Sugarloaf Peak.
Image below is from Google Earth for reference, not the slide itself.... more pics to follow.