Avalanche

Avalanche: Humpy Chutes

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Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

We ran out of time to check out this slide but saw it from a distance. I don't think it was wind loaded because, winds were only transporting snow just at ridgetops and not reaching down onto slopes like this one. Notice the wind loading in the foreground.

No idea how it was triggered, but I'm positive that it fractured on the November facets.