Avalanche

Avalanche: Red Slide

Jason WLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Glide
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1920 m

Wet slide started below the cliff band at the top of the rock slide. Ran 900' all the way to the bottom. Big, chunky deposition blocks. Odd to see wetslides in January.