Avalanche

Avalanche: Pleasant Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3505 m

This slide path is one of the usual suspects. It slides often. We triggered it while we were passing and didn't realize until we turned around and came back through. It broke into weak, faceted snow at the base of the snowpack.