Avalanche

Avalanche: Blue Ice

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Glide
Slab Thickness
183 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Large slide breaking to the rock slab below. Debris as large as washing machines running a few hundred feet down into the hapless saplings below. A small coat of fresh snow on the debris suggests the event occurred during the tail end of the last major snow cycle. Older crowns above also show this slope to be a repeat offender this season.