Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Water

DavidSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2682 m

Naturally triggered slab that had already slid by the time we arrived. Broke atop a short rollover with steeper slope in otherwise low-angle terrain. Didn't run very far but failed nearly two feet deep. Pictures taken at 9:30 am, 40.6688472,-111.6477972