Avalanche

Avalanche: Silver Fork Headwall

AWSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Multiple crown lines observed offset vertically from one another. A lower one appeared to be caused by a tree bomb, higher up a crown might have been the result of natural or man made cornice fall.