Quick report
At the beginning of the couloir, we observed wind loading. We put a skier on belay to ski cut the hypothesized start zone/wind loaded pocket. On the first jump he was able to trigger a wind slab 6 inches to 1 foot deep that ran the length of the couloir. Observation from Jan 27. This avalanche occurred on the 27th. Belayed ski cut.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5 R1
- Aspect
- E
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 9700 ft
At the beginning of the couloir, we observed wind loading. We put a skier on belay to ski cut the hypothesized start zone/wind loaded pocket. On the first jump he was able to trigger a wind slab 6 inches to 1 foot deep that ran the length of the couloir. Observation from Jan 27.