Avalanche

Avalanche: Salt Lake

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Difficult to see details but observed this apparent crown on lower NE face of Airplane Peak. Complex rocky terrain and unsure what this failed on but dug on a similar aspect and angle on the eastern White Pine ridge for comparison.

Advanced basal facets, 9600’ NE facing rocky terrain.