Avalanche

Avalanche: Moonlight

chesterSalt Lake
View on map

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2499 m

bad pic small natural pretty close to summer road is guess, crown not fully visible/ evergreens obstructing view. debris 2' fanned out. ran 150' vert suspect yesterday's heat involved. there was a small wet slide lower but this one had crown.

this is skiers left side of main avy path in moonlight 300' vert above summer road

widespread sprinkling of thin avalanches 4" crown from new snow possibly graupel north facing during high precipitation rate from wednesday afternoon storm