Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 45°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 6 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 76 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3078 m
I intentionally triggered these small north and east facing soft wind slabs by ski cutting just above. The lookers left slide pulled out wider once clear of the tight trees above. As seen in the photos there were quite a few small sluffs on these steep east faces that appear to have kicked off yesterday afternoon when the sun heated the slope. There is wide spread wind loading throughout the range. In an effort to avoid being drug into a tree, I avoided any slopes with dense trees below the ridge where I found wind loading more prevalent.