Avalanche

Avalanche: Beaver Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Vehicle
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2103 m

Appears to be a fairly widespread wet slab cycle in beaver canyon. I'm guessing the snowplows may have triggered some of these, with some possibly starting naturally (many wet loose and roller balls noted). Likely new, wet snow (and rain) from overnight failed on the weak faceted surface snow it fell on. Could not photograph all of them. One outlier was noted nearer the Franklin basin lot on the north side of the road at about 6900' on a SE aspect, but appeared to be of the same cause.