Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Hollow

Steve DUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
107 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
5 cm
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

As we were riding up the road saw where the avalanche had pulled out and gone across the road. I would imagine there is a high probability of sliding again as it reloads. We did feel a few collapses in the large fields we were riding through.

The image attached is poor, but you can make out part of the fracture line.

Forecaster comment: Steve, thanks so much for the great info. Observations like this help to save lives.