Avalanche

Avalanche: Bennetts Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
305 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

It is not uncommon to side slides on this slope but kind of unusual to see them cover this much terrain. This is not one continuous avalanche but numerous smaller slides that most likely ran at the same time.