Avalanche

Avalanche: Hidden Canyon

ChesterSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

skinning from guardsman's pass. Called patrol to report. This is 100 yards out of bounds from the top gate, Great Western. The gate is closed. They opened the chair on Tuesday, skin track 80 vert above could have triggered. I could not see whole thing could have been a traverse from the ropeline sneak.

Guess on date would be 29-30, prob 30. No obvious dirt, but guessing to the ground.

I'm guessing thinner crust/ similar setup to sunset.

I'm getting nowhere near that ropeline for a while.