Avalanche

Avalanche: Diving Board

Ryan ChoiSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Glide
Slab Thickness
183 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

A natural glide avalanche occurred ~12:15PM up Broads Fork on the Diving Board. Heard a low rumbling and observed the release from a distance. Estimated crown about 300' wide and 6' deep. The slide ran over the cliffs and into the flats below approximately 1600' vertical.