Avalanche

Avalanche: Meadows

T DiegelSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2621 m

We had a big group and were on a generally-east facing but with north and south-facing aspects that was getting pretty good mid-day heat. Snowboarder traversed out to get a more-open line than the bushy gully and triggered the small wet slab with the board. Not big enough to bury anybody but moving steadily enough to plow someone into aspens.

I suspect that Monday will have more of the same.