Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Slab Thickness
- 41 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2774 m
We rode several upper elevation slopes around Tony Grove today. We stayed on east and north facing slopes over 8500 feet. Overall the snowpack seemed stable on east facing slopes with only minor sluffing on steep slopes. We found several pockets of cross loaded wind slabs on Northeast facing slopes that were still pretty sensitive. The failures occurred at the new/old snow interface. The slabs ranged from 15 to 50 feet wide and only ran 100 vertical until they hit a less steep section.
Overall, the snow was some of the best we've ridden all year. Even though the sun was blazing the cold temperatures kept the snow surface nice all day.