Avalanche

Avalanche: Upper Weber Canyon

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Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

This is a repeater in an area that previously avalanched during the solstice cycle. Likely failed Monday during the high winds. Dug a pit right next to the crown and couldn't get propagation and structure was not overly weak. This shows the pockety nature of this problem, with slopes that have previously avalanched now very difficult to distinguish from those that haven't.