Avalanche

Avalanche: Twin Lakes Pass

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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

No surprise, with a stomp at the top, the wind-loaded new snow went to the new-old snow interface, at a 40 degree

angle in the starting zone, and ran about 200'. Everything stayed put with just a little lower angle.