Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 51 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
I was able to trigger this avalanche from the ridge by stomping on fresh drifts. Continued snow transport from south winds and a large chunk of hangfire prevented me from examining the crown up close to confirm the weak layer. With the amount of transport that was occurring, I figured it broke either at the new snow/old snow interface or within the new snow. However, after examining a crown from a natural avalanche in the Dog Lake Chutes, I wouldn't doubt if this avalanche broke into last weeks low density layer.