Avalanche

Avalanche: Manti Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
122 m
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Snowmobilers looking at a slope from the top, turned around and were walking away and remotely triggered a small cornice which then triggered the large avalanche that broke to the ground.