Avalanche

Avalanche: Whitney Basin-Double Hill

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Quick report

Slope Angle
33°

Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

This avalanche may have been triggered by sleds riding near the bottom of the slope.

I included some photos of some natural avalanches that I saw in my travels through Whitney and Moffit Basin.