Avalanche

Avalanche: Salt Lake Foothills

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1615 m

Probably a wet release from or just below rock slabs. Some of the debris chunks were pretty big and wouldn't be fun in a terrain trap. Went across the trail into some scrub oak.