Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 107 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 183 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3475 m
Eric and I were stomping around on this ridge because we knew it held hard wind slabs on top of facets. I was very careful to probe the snow with my ski pole to find the edge of the slab. I did not want to get out on it. Once I found the uphill edge of the slab, I gave a few good stomps and the slope collapsed below me. A foot or two further downslope could have been a much different result, this is why we don't recommend getting close to the edge and trying to intentionally trigger avalanches.