Avalanche

Avalanche: Soapstone

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Avalanche

Slab Width
53 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
30 m
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Noted this avalanche around 1430 today. It looks like it ran early today or last night. It was a wind loaded slope and looks to have ran naturally. It did not run far but upon getting closer was over 2' deep at the ground. It ran into a terrain trap.