Avalanche

Avalanche: Wolf Creek Pass

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2621 m

Observed numerous natural avalanches along my drive up to Wolf Creek Pass today. I was only able to collect a couple photos. Poor visibility also inhibited being able to see further or more, however a natural cycle along N-E facing slopes appears to have occurred in the previous 12 hours. Difficult to ascertain whether these occurrences failed within new snow, or broke along our January Drought layer as crowns/flanks were actively being filled in again.