Island Park soft slabs

CENTENNIAL RANGE
Island Park
Code
SS-N-R1-D2-I
Elevation
8800
Aspect
N
Latitude
44.56020
Longitude
-111.46300
Notes

We observed two very recent natural storm slab avalanches about a 1.5 feet deep. One of them entrained a significant amount of snow an ran a long ways.

 

Number of slides
2
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Natural trigger
R size
1
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Storm Slab
Slab Thickness
16.0 inches
Vertical Fall
300ft
Slab Width
200.00ft
Weak Layer Grain type
Decomposing and Fragmented precipitation particles
Weak Layer grain size
2.00mm
Snow Observation Source
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year