Avalanche

Avalanche: Spring Creek

Dustin CarlsonSkyline
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
107 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Scary thing about this slide was people have gone up and down this climb 30-40 times before it let go. There were tacks all over that spot from people crossing into the next canyon.