Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- Surface Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2377 m
Photo and comments by Ed: I'm just attaching a few photos of the slide in Summit Park from a few days ago. It's a pretty impressive slide for the area, and it hammers home the lesson about the depth hoar lurking on these mid-elevation spots that are normally safe. The only thing I'd add to the report the guy sent in is that there was also extensive wind-loading in the area, which is pretty normal for this aspect. The slide is actually on the side of SP that rarely gets gets skied because it gets hammered by the winds.