Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 8 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 24 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 23 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
On the traverse out of Gold Basin, I set off this small wind slab and was carried 15-20ft down slope before escaping off the side. It was a small slide, not large enough to bury a person, but it caught our group off guard. The wind had been fairly strong, on and off from the SW most of the day, so it is something to keep in mind as the new snow comes in.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1