Avalanche

Avalanche: West Monitor

Rupert LaumannSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

Watched the slide happen, it started at a cliff band at the top of the ridge, far skiers left part of West Monitor. On schedule at 1245 as the slope heated up. Got wider as it ran and it ran several hundred feet. People skied a slightly different aspect on skiers right of West Monitor (East or East/NE) with no problems before and after the slide.