Avalanche

Avalanche: First Dam

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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
107 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1585 m

A small but powerful natural wet loose avalanche took out a section of fencing on the steep slope above First Dam. There is still quite a bit of saturated snow on the low elevation slope.