Avalanche

Avalanche: Colorado Bowl

Garcia/TrenbeathMoab
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
53 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3383 m

We observed numerous small avalanches on steep, northerly-facing road cuts while sledding out towards Colorado Bowl. This natural avalanche most likely ran on Sunday night during the peak of the storm. The deepest part of the debris pile was 155cm deep. This is deep enough to bury a human.

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