Avalanche

Avalanche: Geertsen Canyon

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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2316 m

Driving home from the resort last night noticed 2 Avalanches near the mouth of the South fork of Gurtsens Canyon... started high and ran a long way down the slope guessing 1000' x 500' Wide. Caught a photo of it but not great, will try and get up again and get better shot. Based on results from the past 4 days I would assume it rain on rain/moist basal facets layer, likely overloaded from the wind, high pif, and swe from Fri-Sun.