Avalanche

Avalanche: North Ogden Divide

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
18 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2469 m

Looked to be the new dense snow from Friday morning's storm forming a soft slab that failed on old, weak, faceted snow. There were multiple slides on similar aspects along this ridgeline, but this is the only one we were able to safely approach and investigate.