Avalanche

Avalanche: Grandview Peak

Hathcock, FehligSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

North/Northwestern Bowls along the west ridge of Grandview Peak, all broke a hundred to hundreds of feet wide and up to ~4ft deep as hard slab avalanches in the 8000-9000ft elevation range. Longest avalanches running ~400-500ft. Lots of hangfire leftover