Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2652 m
Descending from Meadows and skied a lower angle sub-ridge adjacent to this slope. The lower angle sub-ridge spidered (didn't run due to slope angle) on my partner who came through first. I came through about 30 seconds later and noticed the adjacent slope had just run. Reasonably, certain it was triggered remotely when my partner cracked out the sub-ridge.
Slide was new snow storm slab only, looked around 8" deep. Given the assumption that it was remotely triggered, I am assuming some surface hoar may have been involved as the weak layer. Size was small enough and wouldn't have buried you, but could have strained you through some aspens and ruined your day.
First photo is the slope we got to crack, with the slope that slide skiers left.