Avalanche

Avalanche: Currant Creek

Andrew Nassetta, McKinley TaltyUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
244 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

This slide has previously been observed, but we went today to take a closer look upon our travels. An impressive avalanche and even more impressive deposition. Debris stacked up on the bench in the right hand corner of image 1. In places, it was nearly 20ft deep, no chance a probe would feel the ground there. Large timber was ripped out and moved down slope, and was quite a mess of an avalanche. Any more details from the party on the events of such would be rad to hear! Glad everyone is safe.

Following images are taken from the bench described in the caption above. Images looking around from one of large deposits of debris. This slope has some serious teeth and it showed on this occasion. More of the same to come....