Avalanche

Avalanche: West Willow

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Avalanche

Slab Width
305 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

Forecaster comments: We got multiple submission of this avalanche so we combined them into this one observation. Came up from Beartrap Fork for a low angle tour, once we gained the ridge we noticed these massive natural avalanches in West Willow. Slide looks recent, perhaps overnight. There are four slides on this ridge but cracking and collapsing between slides tells me it was likely the same event. No tracks on slope. Additional photos from Lane Aasen.