Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 18 m
- Weak Layer
- Wet grains
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Wow. proper Wet slide on a North aspect at almost 10k! Did a beacon search, there was no one in it. (please always search a debris pile if it's safe) and called it into Alta Patrol, who actually told me I should have called Alta Central dispatch but they handled it anyway. Thanks! -good to know.
Epicly strong Greenhousing (low clouds reflecting solar energy (LIKE A GREENHOUSE!) absolutely blasting the snowpack with heat on loop) from maybe 1-3pm or so was the culprit.
The crust which was the bed surface only had a superficial refreeze and then the heat kicked in and it all of a sudden was running water downhill, even on Norths! At probably 3 or so water was running down tracks on the Patsy headwall. This avalanche likely happened around 1:40pm??.