Avalanche

Avalanche: Chalk Creek

Craig Gordon/Johnny AdolphsonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
762 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
305 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

Quite possibly the largest slide yet this season. Ten feet deep and over a 1/2 mile wide this slide encompasses the entire drainage with every aspect on the north half of the compass getting in on the act.