Avalanche

Avalanche: Wolverine

BenSalt Lake
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Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
3 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3261 m

10'x10', 10"-20" deep sensitive soft slab near ridgeline at obvious breakover/loading zone at entrance to chute. Entrained some of the new loose snow but also pulled out a smaller cross loaded pocket lower in the chute. Ran fairly low into apron 5-600' vertical. SS-ASc-R2/D2-I.