Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 76 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 991 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 25 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
Two notable SS-N in Slide Canyon and Chablis from yesterday or the day before. Both on SE slopes between 10,300' and 9800' on 37-40deg slopes. Chablis ran to edge of upper bench, and Slide ran around 3,300' vert. Crowns were only 4-12" deep and 200'-300' wide. Both failed above a MF crust with cold dry stellers and some facets on the crust. The most notable thing was I felt two separate collapses as I skinned above the crown in Chablis. SE still seems like its trying to adjust!
Other photos of wind-drifted snow avalanches in the surrounding area.