Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 183 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
All sizes are estimated as well as occurrence date and time. Judging by the eroded crown and hard to see debris this avalanche happened during the storm on Tuesday evening. Looks to have been roughly 2.5 feet deep failing on our PWL problem. Noriega's Face is a north facing steep and rocky, typically shallow snowpack with a usually wind loaded starting zone. The type of terrain we should all be currently avoiding.