Avalanche

Avalanche: Thomas Fork

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Avalanche

Slab Width
27 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
43 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2499 m

Traveled up Neffs Canyon to the Thomas Fork area. The third skier triggered an avalange in the Thomas Forkdrainage area just below the ridgeline. Nobody was caught.