Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 6 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Dry Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3200 m
Took advantage of the cold temps and low sun angle and dropped into little superior around 1045am. I ski cut the main gully right from the top. I then skied the ridge down next to the gully. The snow had warmed a bit and the snowpack was thin. Upon cutting a small sluff started. The slide picked up speed as it flowed through the choke and ran a few hundred vertical feet. This slide would likely not have been deadly, but would have been a day ruiner if caught and dragged through rocks.
Again, this slide was not huge, but is highly visible from the road, so I figured I'd post a quick obs.