Avalanche

Avalanche: Murdock Peak

Paradis / BrackelsbergSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Noticed three avalanches on Murdock today. All looked relatively recent so we suspected that they may have happened during the second round on snow and wind late on 11/29. Even today, after much of the snow had stopped, the wind was still loading these slopes. Of the three, the first photo is not one that runs very often. The others avalanche frequently.