Avalanche

Avalanche: Middle Fork Weber River

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3353 m

Found two hard slabs of wind drifted snow that seem to have been triggered naturally. The debris wasn't covered by snow from Friday so I suspect they happened sometime Saturday or Sunday as a result of winds from the north.