Avalanche

Avalanche: Bells Canyon

Mark HammondSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

I didn't see this slide but one of my partners told me it started just off the ridge and came down a few hundred feet from him. We are certain it was a slab from the winds which were blowing quite hard all day long. This happened on a steep east facing slope and the winds were coming out of the north-northeast so it's worth noting the slide was most likely caused by cross loading as opposed to the more predictable lee loading.