Avalanche

Avalanche: Gods Lawnmower

JesseSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

On my way down canyon around 4pm, I noticed a pocket of snow had pulled out from below the lower cliff band of the Lawnmower and some debris fanned out below. The full width of the slope above had obvious signs of graupel movement/pooling but this was the only crown I could see. The debris seemed to me to be more voluminous than what the pocket could produce. I wonder if the clouds obscured a larger crown higher up on the slope. Timing could've been this morning or maybe during higher PIs in the early afternoon.