Weak Layer

Weak Layer Information

Layer Burial Date:

March 8, 2022

Layer Grain Type (Primary):

FC - Faceted Crystals

Layer Grain Type (Secondary):

MFcr - Melt Freeze Crust

Comments:

Thin layer of small FC above a rain crust that formed during the 2/28-3/1 storm.

Media

There is about 10

Debris from a small skier-triggered slab avalanche. The avalanche broke 150' wide and 6-10

Weak Layer Observations

Professional Field Reports:

Mar 22, 2022 - Headwaters

Mar 18, 2022 - Cape Horn Ridge

Mar 17, 2022 - Near Williams Peak

Avalanche Occurrences:

None Reported