Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 8 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 183 m
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3536 m
Post work tour from Brighton parking lot to the Seagull chute. It was 30*F and snowing heavily in the parking lot when we left. Minimal visibility.
No cracking or collapsing noted. Winds at the top of Tuscarora were light/moderate out of NW.
Ski cut released energetic 8" soft slab that cleaned out the entire chute. Failed initially at mid storm density change but stepped down to old somewhat damp crust surface (total of 10" deep). Debris ran all the way to the flats.
Red Flags: High Precipitation Intensity Damp crust bellow new snow