Avalanche

Avalanche: Humpy Peak

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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

This natural avalanche likely occurred some time during the height of this weekends storm. It has quickly started to fill-in, but it appears to have released on the buried surface hoar that has been very active in this area for a few weeks now.

Today, I also observed several new snow avalanches in steeper north facing terrain. These were mostly small pockets that involved the newer snow, but some of these are running a few hundred feet vertical.