Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 18 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 53 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3414 m
This wind slab fractured on our second lap on Lone Pine. We were skiing the slope from right to left. Six tracks on the slope and the seventh triggered the slab. The slab broke at my feet and I was able to ski off it to skiers right with no issue. Check out the photo of our tracks, I would say I was two to three turns in when it broke. I was well below the crown, which broke above where we were skiing. The slope angle noted in this report is an estimate of the angle at the crown. Winds have been moderate the past two days and are still moving the snow around from the Christmas storm. Winds slabs today were somewhat localized. Fresh wind drifts could continue to be a problem this week with a little bit of snow in the forecast and continued winds.