Avalanche

Avalanche: Wellsville Mountain Wilderness

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
381 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2499 m

I could see evidence of a few recent natural avalanches, including a couple in South Shumway off the prominent ridge dividing Shumway and Brushy Canyon's. During a momentary clearing in the clouds, I could see a pretty big crown in one starting zone and obvious debris in a few runout zones.

Sorry, no pictures due to poor visibility...