Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Slab Thickness
- 76 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2957 m
No information from the party that triggered the slide, but reported that no one was caught. All details are approximate. Photos - thanks to Ryan Cutter.
New comments by Chase Stewart:
This slope and adjacent slopes had been skied 15-20 times the day before. Yesterday, the exact slope had 6 sets of tracks from people skiing it the previous 3 hours. There were 8-10 sets of tracks on adjacent slopes. At around noon the breeze picked up and clouds rolled over, creating a slight greenhouse effect. Our party of 5 saw our first obvious large-spread collapsing and cracking around 1:30. We had upper Main MacDonald's Draw spider-web about the same time as Dutch's released. Don't know whether Dutch's Draw was directly skier released. Went to the foot of the slide and did a transceiver search but got nothing.