Avalanche

Avalanche: Red Slide

Jason WLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
213 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1890 m

A moderate sized wet slough likely occurred Tuesday afternoon (as it wasn’t there Tuesday morning) on the Mendon Rock Slide south of Straight Hollow. The slide path began in the solar-effected cliff area at center-top of the rock slide and ran 700 vertical feet to the base of the rock slide. The path was littered with microwave-oven sized chunks of snow, but the deposition in the runout area was minimal, likely indicating a slow-mover.