Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 91 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
So much of the steep, north facing terrain surrounding the Skyline avalanched during the big storm two weeks ago. Slopes that didn't avalanche wait for a trigger.
We spotted this slide which broke to the ground and decided to investigate further.
Steep, upper elevation, windloaded, north-facing.... no surprise
It's pretty straightforward and clearly defined in this snowpit. Trent points to this years problem child.... early season snow that has grown weak and sugary overtime. While the surface snow feels solid and strong, this mess near the ground isn't going away anytime soon and this weekend it'll be possible to trigger slides that break to the ground.