Avalanche

Avalanche: Box Elder Cirque

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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

An observer took a photo of the crown a large natural avalanche in the cirque under Box Elder Peak. This likely occurred during the surprise storm on 2-21 that dumped tons of snow in the Wellsville and Mondon areas and produced several other natural avalanches in the Wellsville Range.