Valanga

Avalanche: St. Charles Peak

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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

We were riding in low angle slopes all day and I saw lots of cracking and settling, decided to side cut a steeper(35-37ish degrees) small hill to see if it would break, and it broke clean off on the facets near the ground, very clean break and heavy snow. Slid 15 feet or so til the slab hit the bottom of the hill.. thought this might help!