Avalanche

Avalanche: Pole Line Pass

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Slope Angle
34°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Avalanche observed from the road while heading up to Pole Line Pass. Trigger unknown—could have been natural or human-caused.

Three attached images of the avalanche, the first with the crown highlighted, the second from a further distance but clearer, the third highlighting where it occurred on the Wasatch Backcountry Map, and the final showing the crown again without it highlighted.