Huge wet slide debris in Emigrant Gulch

A deep pile of wet avalanche debris in Emigrant Gulch. This shows how large and destructive wet avalanches can be. It is unknown if this was from a wet slab or wet loose avalanche. It shows that either type of wet avalanche can entrain a lot of snow and run a long distance. Trails and roads that are almost snow free may still be exposed to hazard from above. Photo: B. VandenBos