Avalanche

Avalanche: Snake Creek

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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
457 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Observed a large old avalanche in the chute lookers right of Snake Eyes N in Snake Creek that ran 1500' to the bottom and the crown extended way down the ridge. Hadn't seen this posted previously and unsure if it occurred during the recent rain event, or afterwards with the warming we have had. It wasn't mentioned in the 2/25 observation from the base of this face.