Avalanche

Avalanche: Mirror Lake Highway

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3627 m

Spotted this natural avalanche while heading down the Mirror Lake Highway.

This is another natural avalanche off Kletting Peak, but it is a west aspect and looks some what recent? I'm sure the strong and steady west and northwest winds have overloaded many of these areas that are shallow, rocky and have weak snow near the ground.