Avalanche

Avalanche: Figure 8 Hill

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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Small storm slab observed on skiers left pocket of figure 8 hill (Brighton back bowls). Unsure of trigger but several tracks on the slope including a skin track up the center of run. Storm slab ran nearly to bottom off slope. not large enough to burry a person but surely knock them off their feet and send them for a ride in more consequential terrain. Visibility too poor to observe much of the higher elevations in Wolverine Cirque,...