Avalanche

Avalanche: Murdock Peak

M. DawsonSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

This appears to be a natural avalanche due to an overloaded cornice failure during the 1/17 storm event. The debris pile at the bottom of the chute indicates the slide ran full track, about 300’-350’ vertical.