Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 5 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 10 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Skier unintentionally triggered a small wet slab into Toledo Bowl while descending Emma's from Days Fork. All party members talked about the possibility of wet slides prior to descending and skied down connecting islands of safety. During a turn the slab released on old snow/new snow interface about 10' wide and ran slowly about 100'. A second near identical slide was intentionally triggered directly parallel to the first to exit the area into lower angle terrain. Party descended the rest of the way in lowest angle terrain possible without any further issues.
Stay alert out there on these warm, sunny afternoons on south-facing terrain.