Avalanche on Lionhead Ridge

Lionhead Ridge
Lionhead Range
Code
SS-AMu-R3-D2.5-O
Elevation
9000
Aspect
E
Notes

From a FB message:

"... on the way out if town in the truck we saw that Lionhead had a big slide before airplane hill. Must have been this morning because we didn't notice it yesterday."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
3
D size
2.5
Bed Surface
O - Old snow
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Slab Thickness
30.0 inches
Vertical Fall
500ft
Slab Width
250.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year