Avalanche

Avalanche: Wedding Ring Ridge

Justin Allard/Craig GordonSkyline
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

As seen from the road between The Big Drift and Miller Flat Trailhead. Not a big slide, but a huge clue to the unstable nature of the snowpack on steep slopes facing the north half of the compass.