Avalanche

Avalanche: Salt Lake Foothills

Jim SteenburghSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
6 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Start Zone Elevation
1554 m

Mother nature never ceases to surprise. Thought you might enjoy a photo of this natural in a wind-loaded area of the Avenues foothills directly west of the Terrace Hills cul-de-sac. Who'd have thought? The power of sun. This was a late day tour after work so numbers above are eyeball estimates. This did not appear to be human triggered.