Avalanche

Avalanche: Cutler Basin

Doug WewerOgden
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Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Major avalanche cycle in Cutler Basin. Numerous crowns. Debris present in most major and minor drainages. NE to SE aspects. At least 1500' vertical for the largest slides. Slide from Willard Peak ran farther than the red outline, I just lost view of it behind the gully walls