Avalanche

Avalanche: Black Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

Just poking around on the Skyline Drive a little bit today. I came to a location that had steep slopes above the road. I didn't want to go underneath them and I was turning around to avoid going underneath the slopes when they avalanched. I was 200 to 300 feet away. While the avalanche was relatively small, the debris still piled up pretty deep. Certainly enough to bury someone.