Avalanche

Avalanche: Red Pine

AmblerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Sympathetic Release
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Next door to the red pine avalanche from a few days ago. Lower on the ridge where it rounds to NE. I likely just missed it when I was up on the 6th. Better light today. This one also was partially covered by recent wind blown snow. Not as deep as the former. Slab popped out higher on the ridge and then another along its path looked to have released sympathetically.