Avalanche

Avalanche: Green Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1707 m

Observed while XC skiing Green Canyon. The slide started about 100 vertical feet above the road at what looks like the base of a rock band. The bottom of the debris pile just barely made it to the roadway.