Avalanche

Avalanche: Bonanza Flats

RossSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
213 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Was poking around on sled in area no one has skied/ridden yet this year and remotely triggered this large slide from several hundred yards away. Crown ranged from 1' to probably 5-6' in a few spots. Slide ran full track and filled fully at bottom with significant debris. Forecast today was right on.