Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 5 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 46 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2073 m
Two intentionally triggers avalanches were triggerd as a result of ski cutting at 1pm March 27, 2020 on the North ogden divide at approximatly 6800' on a SE aspect. Both avlanches were wet slides approximatly 8" deep 15' wide and ran 150'. Both failed on the new/ old snow interface.
Generally, skiing conditions were excellent today in elevations above 7500', particularly on the sheltered Northerly slopes. 30cm (12") of right side up snow. See the snow profile photo attached. The photo was taken at 8000' on a North-East aspect. ( A 1cm layer of graupel was observed at the new/ old snow interface.) Afternoon warming created wet slide instability on sunny slopes beginning around 11 am.