Avalanche

Avalanche: Moonlight

Greg Gagne & Dave PeaseSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Noticed a natural avalanche on the very steep slope at the top of the ridgeline above Moonlight. No photos. Likely a wind-loaded slope with cornices along the top of the ridgeline. Probably ran earlier this week as there was ~10 cms of new snow on top of the debris. Dimensions are estimates, but the slide broke into old snow with bushes and rocks visible in the bed surface.