Avalanche

Avalanche: Whitney Basin

Ted ScrogginUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
244 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3322 m

I noticed some of these bigger trees had old snow high up on the trunk indicating how high and fast the debris was moving when it hit the flats several hundered feet below the crown.