Avalanche

Avalanche: Pinecrest

Ingle, McIlwaine, othersSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2042 m

Avalanche on east facing aspect crossed the road @ aprox. 11:00 am. Broke out in cliff band and ran about 300' through mature conifers and crossed road leaving a 20' + dedris pile. Locals haven't seen this track run since the early 80s. County cleared road by 3:00 pm. Another skier triggered slide ran on east facing slope in Pinecrest drainage. No details except that it ran in new snow fulltrack to bottom of drainage.