Avalanche

Avalanche: North Fork North Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
9 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2652 m

New snow on old firm surface on a small 30-35-degree slope.