Avalanche

Avalanche: Becks Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
38 m
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

A snowmobiler triggered an avalanche after dropping off a ridge onto the slope below. He was able to ride off in front of it and was not caught. This was in Seely Creek east of Ephraim Canyon.