Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 183 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 244 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
Fairly large natural avalanche on the south end of Double Hill. Unsure of the exact time or day it released, but my guess would be some time yesterday after strong and relentless winds the past few days. The lookers left side of the slide has avalanched earlier this season and has remained shallow and the new snow and strong winds likely overloaded the weak sugary snow that was still left on the slope. Pretty impressive crown that is easily 6-8' deep possibly bigger. The winds have really created some well connected slopes now and the avalanches are breaking deep and wide.
I was amazed how this slide traveled up onto this low angle shoulder that we all think is relatively safe terrain. It splashed up onto some trees and took out a few evergreen trees and I'm not sure I have observed a slide cover this much terrain that is lower angle.