Avalanche

Avalanche: Snake Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2408 m

We found this slide and suspect it happened maybe a week ago naturally. Or it may have been triggered more recently by snowmobile traffic. What was notable was how far downhill it propagated.

This slope does not face north, but it is completed shaded from sunshine and acts like a north-facing slope.

It occurred on the downhill side of the road from this avalanche.