Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Creek Ridgeline

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Avalanche

Slab Width
183 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Remotely triggered, propagated quite wide, several hundred yards. No noticeable settlement as we reached the ridgeline from the south, but it must have went then. Didn't notice the slide until our second time to the ridge. Traversed to Little Water and were able to see full extent (photo). Did not examine crown or bed surface.