Avalanche

Avalanche: Naomi Peak, East Face Area

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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
24 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Saw a couple similar fresh wind slab releases. Looks like this small slab under the rock band may have been triggered by a loose sluff coming off the cliff.

A fairly good sized debris pile nearby from another bigger natural, likely from yesterday (1-13-15). The crown was mostly blown in today.