Avalanche

Avalanche: Aspen Grove

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Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
762 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
1219 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
244 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

Huge, spectacular, natural avalanche during day that took out three different avalanche paths - ran full track taking out two acres of mature timber. (According to the notes this may have run into the flats past the 6,800' elevation.)