Avalanche

Avalanche: GE Hill

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Avalanche

Slab Width
76 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

This avalanche was almost certainly remotely triggered by snowmobilers early in the morning as they rode below the slope on a service road.