Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 46 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
Wind affected snow in Toledo Bowl had developed into a slab on the southwest facing slope. Skin track this morning passed through the debris from what appeared to be a skier triggered slide from yesterday - probably from yesterday's skin track on an ascent. This morning wind was still moving snow from west to east, but not too much. Slide appeared to be about 6" in depth and about 40' across. Definitely enough of a slide to carry someone, but not enough to bury anyone. [Forecaster Note - Thanks for the information. We appreciate all observations, especially when it is an avalanche occurrence.]
Crown can be seen just below rocks and trees extending across the top of the photo. About 6" in depth.
Debris ran several hundred feet down the hill but much of it had been covered by new wind deposited snow.