Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 305 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 107 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
The start zone was loading rapidly due to wind, and the slab appeared to have failed on 1mm facets. There were several step-downs into depth hoar along the path exposing bare ground. The debris pile was approximately 400' long, over ten feet deep and contained many snapped trees up to 6" dbh. HS-N-R3-D3-O