Avalanche

Avalanche: White Pine Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

We encountered several Natural avalanches in the White Pine area. Most were several hundred feet wide and ran a few hundred feet. Most appeared to be 1'-2' in depth and were all on wind loaded slopes.