Avalanche

Avalanche: Stairs Gulch

UDOTSalt Lake
View on map

Avalanche

Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

West hanging slab popped on Stairs around 2:30. Looks like an easy 8' crown from across the street. Ran short of the Big Bend ~ 1,400' vertical. You can see the piece from yesterday far left just before the cliffs.

This slope avalanches to the ground every year and it's about average timing for it right now.