Avalanche

Avalanche: Banana Days

Matt AsaySalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

Was skiing down canyon and happened to look up to Banana and saw a massive crown running across the entire upper Banana terrain. Was in a hurry and didn't get a picture but the crown looks to have been 2-3' deep and took much of the snow with it.