Lawine

Avalanche: Yamaha Hill

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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

This is a repeater slide for this slope. A large fetch on the windward side catches south and southwest winds. A hard wind slab with weak shallow snow underneath is the likely set-up here and the added weight of a rider who finds a thin shallow spot to collapse the slope and trigger the slide.