Avalanche

Avalanche: Snake Creek

Staples, Kelly, MeisenheimerProvo
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical Fall
9 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2408 m

This may have happened naturally on Dec 2 or could have happened more recently and been triggered by snowmobile traffic.

It occured on the uphill side of the road from this avalanche.