Avalanche

Avalanche: White Pine Creek

Jeremy JensenLogan
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
24 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
18 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2682 m

6" or so deep and roughly 70ft wide. Breaking on a ridge that typically sees wind loading and this is not an uncommon spot for a small slab to break loose

Not threatening or hit by any means but this was one of a couple instances of small wind slabs breaking and running fairly fast today