Avalanche

Avalanche: Days Fork

Jacob MillerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
2 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
21 m
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Slab Thickness
13 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2774 m

We found ourselves on the west side of reeds benson ridge to start the day. The snow was rather wind effected and releasing in small pockets. As we got over the ridge the top portion of the east facing slope was wind effected, skiing down we released a few loose slufs. On the way down I noticed six loose slufs that look to have failed on the old new snow interface.