Avalanche

Avalanche: West Monitor

Brett KobernikSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
36 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

This slide ran during the storm. Dimensions are rough estimates from looking at it from the ridge.

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There were stress cracks where a natural collapse had occurred on the more northerly aspect of the same bowl. It looks like there were a few pockets that came loose and released along with this collapse but I could not confirm their size as I could only see a little evidence.