Avalanche: Steam Mill #3

Observer Name
weed
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Region
Logan » Franklin Basin » Hells Kitchen » Steam Mill #3
Location Name or Route
Hells Kitchen, Steam Mill 3
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
39°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2'
Width
250'
Vertical
600'
Comments
This large recent natural likely released on 2-6. It was pretty blown-in and the bed surface was covered by heavy snow and graupel from Friday. This made for pretty good skiing conditions....
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