Avalanche

Avalanche: Squaretop

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Avalanche

Slab Width
244 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Main face of square top slid to the ground, wall to wall, sometime between the afternoon of Dec 28 and afternoon of Dec 29. Areas to north all the way to red rock cliffs also looked like they slid. Assume it was a natural slide. Photo is from top of Saddleback lift at Canyons. All dimensions are estimates.