Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 457 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 610 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2652 m
Had a look at the slopes above Mendon on the way home from a meeting this afternoon and spied evidence of some recent natural activity. This partially buried and large recent deep slab avalanche in the Coldwater Canyon Area caught my eye. With a shallower overall snowpack, deep slab avalanches are obviously still a concern on the big east faces of the Wellsville Range.
West winds picked up a bit in the afternoon, drifting more snow in exposed terrain.