Avalanche

Avalanche: Pleasant Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
107 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

This slide path is one of the usual suspects. It slides across the road at least once most winters.

The debris spills over the road and ends up in this steep gully. This is a nasty "terrain trap" where you definitely would not want to get buried.

The slide path is not that obvious. People cross right underneath it without even knowing it exists.