Avalanche

Avalanche: West Desolation Ridge

Coats/Hicks/HoeflerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Start Zone Aspect
North

This report is in addition to an earlier report from today. The first photo shows the significant length of the fracture line. From the small dome on the left (which had a previous avalanche reported on 1/28), all the way to the lower edge in the right side of the photo. This was taken from the Powder Park 1 ridgeline. I believe the entire width of the slide is a repeater.

The second photo is looking up the center of the slide and shows the lowest point of debris. Those upper, rocky slabs are always very concerning.