Avalanche

Avalanche: Grizzly Gulch

Zain SakarSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Steeper slope underneath the north facing skin track up grizzly gulch. Seems like a skier triggered it from underneath it yesterday. You can see the tracks going into the right flank and then coming out the left flank. We tested the slope that was north facing on the inside of Chads gap and it went.