Avalanche

Avalanche: Seeley Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
137 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

The weak layer on this slide was not positively identified but the fracture line wasn't deep enough to break into older layers of faceted snow. This tells us it broke somewhere within recent storm layers. There was one other avalanche that was similar to this in lower Staker.