Avalanche

Avalanche: Red Snow Cirque

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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
30 m
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3383 m

Ran sometime during the storm event of Dec 12-14. Incremental loading over the course of 48 hrs brought up to 20" of snow at 1.5 SWE. Underlying snowpack is weak and faceted due to late October snow and mid November dry spell.