Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 137 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 274 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3536 m
Between March 13-16, 22" of snow fell at 2.4" Snow Water Equivalent (SWE). The storm cycle began with very strong, anomalous east winds. As the cycle progressed, winds backed off and and shifted to more southerly. On Sun, March 17, widespread avalanches from wind drifted snow 1'-2' deep were observed on upper elevation NW- N-NE aspects. I got a better look at this avalanche today.