Avalanche

Avalanche: Bear Trap

M HoffmanSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2499 m

Storm slab that looked to be skier triggered on 12/15/22. I had not noticed much instability in the storm snow this week but this made me re-evaluate.

Forecaster Comments: This avalanche looks to have failed on the Nov facet layer.