Avalanche

Avalanche: Talking Mt. Cirque

Trenbeath, GarciaMoab
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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3566 m

Came across this large D3 R2.5-3 wet slab avalanche that ran during last week's heatwave, likely March 26 or 27. It seems like it can be counted on to run during these "rare" warm ups. We've seen it a few times over the past several years.