Avalanche

Avalanche: Silver Creek

Coyne/ CalafProvo
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
457 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3292 m

SS-N-D3-I/G

Lumped these slides into one as only a two car driveway remained between the two. The the more southernly facing avalanche appeared to be N/O interface and the SE aspect appeared to fail deeper in the snowpack likely on the DFL. Super impressive