Avalanche

Avalanche: Mitton Peak

Weed, WhiteLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
762 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
686 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
152 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2560 m

Huge natural hard slab avalanche(s) crown appeared to be connected, stretching across Mitton Peak and Rattlesnake Headwall, and bringing a huge pile of (wet) debris down to about 6200' in elevation. Debris pile hard to describe with words and fairly difficult to travel on.