Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 34°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2804 m
This remotely triggered slide breaking 2' deep and about 300' wide was initiated from about 40' away while a rider descended a low angle, 30 degree, north facing slope. This a go-to safe slope in Weber Canyon and the riders were doing everything right. However, a remotely triggered avalanche speaks to the tricky nature of our snowpack setup.