Avalanche

Avalanche: Dry Fork

Eric ShmooklerProvo
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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Strong winds were loading slopes near the ridges in this area. The avalanche was likely a natural from wind loading, but possibly sympathetically released from some adjacent ski tracks (see third photo).