Avalanche

Avalanche: Emma Ridges

M.LundquistSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
3 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

After wrapping up a run on the north side, I came back up to descend to my car via emmas #1. After descending about 300 feet, I noticed that the top layer of new snow was heavy and loose. After making a decent cut near the steepest part of the run it triggered wet/loose activity. This was at approx 4:00 pm. See vid below.