Avalanche

Avalanche: Bells Canyon

Dillon & S. SimondsSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
152 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Didn't get terribly close but saw a big crown in upper bells 2/17. Looked relatively fresh and deep. Likely 5' crown in places. Did not break whole width of the path and no obvious cornice or other trigger. Since it was so far off the ridge line and deep, we are speculating it broke on the drought layer.

Photo S. Simonds who spotted this large avalanche from the top of Neffs.