Avalanche

Avalanche: Gunsight

Benson HighSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Lots of sluffing from skier stomping and ski cuts, the 1in of new snow and 2in of rapidly warmed old snow was what was sliding today. No cohesive slab and just fanning wet sluffs were the problem but they were really easy to manage and keep track of. The skiing was soft and smeary and not too sticky. The uphill travel was wet but still very supportable even after 2pmish.