Avalanche

Avalanche: Green Slope

Meisenheimer / Donovan / Leven / WesslerSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

After we triggered this avalanche I walked out on the debris to take a photo and got another very large collapse that was very audible and loud. This avalanche failed above the crust on very low density stellar snow. Adjacent to the avalanche our pit results were ECTP 13 on the same layer of snow just above the crust - about 18" down from the snow surface.

The slope to lookers right avalanched naturally at some point and was much larger. It looked to be 300' wide 18" deep and ran and filled the gully with debris.