Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Walking up the ridge to Davenport Hill I remotely triggered the first slide and was able to get into the crown to see the soft wind slab sitting on top of facets on the ground. The slab was connected through the trees and ran into the drainage bottom. The second slide was very similar. Stepped off the ridge slightly and remotely triggered a very similar size R2D2 that was 18" deep and 150-250 ft wide. This one ran to the bottom as well. Both slides would have taken you off of your feet, and the ride would have been brutal on top of sharp rocks and stumps. Skinned back down.