Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Horseshoe

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Avalanche

Slab Width
183 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3322 m

This is one of a number of natural avalanches that occurred during the windy storm. It involved only the upper layers of the snowpack.