Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 14 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 91 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 38 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2835 m
Heavy wind loading for this East facing aspect. This was a combination of a sunbaked facet, wind, and warming temperatures. We had one individual get carried a couple feet but everyone came out scotch free. The crown had a maximum size of 15 inches and minimum of 2-3inches. The slide went down about 300 feet before slowly stopping at the bottom near the skin track. There were similar smaller sluffs in this area that triggered naturally.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1