Avalanche

Avalanche: Christmas Tree Bowl

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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

An observer reported in an e-mail:

"We cut loose three slides and seen numerous more. We were all safe and out of harms way. Christmas tree slid. We were below Christmas tree and above white pine lake and they all were coming down with any loading from sleds."