Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 45°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 21 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 46 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2896 m
Two skiers ascended Argenta well ahead of our party in the morning. On their descent they chose the upper looker's right side of the Argenta cliffs for descent from the ridge, following a path that leads into the gut of the path. One of the two triggered the slide at a convex rollover where slope angle increased from about 40 to 45. The slide was manageable but a good indication of reactive storm snow