Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 152 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 244 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 152 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3566 m
Another large wind slab that appeared to step down to old October facets. This one is the marked slide on observers right.
Forecaster note: Avalanche fits the pattern of several others noted during the cycle - new and wind drifted snow providing enough of a load to cause a failure down to persistent weak layer of facets/depth hoar from October snow.