Avalanche

Avalanche: Crystal Palace

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Unsure of the trigger on this avalanche. There were tracks far below it. It's conceivable that they remotely triggered from very far below but very hard to say.