Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiac Bowl

Mark WhiteSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
14 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3292 m

Partly cloudy. mild, winds increasing from the SW by 2:00

Avalanche activity consisted of shallow soft slabs about 8 too 10 inches deep on steep terrain of all aspects. Lots of the sloughing and soft slabs ran during the storm. Triggered a couple decent size soft slabs in both N facing shoots into cardiac bowl. Very manageable ran 100 or so feet until slope angle decreased. Snow got a little damp on NE by 1:30, but not very much wet activity observed on anything but the south end of the compass

New snow was light density cold smoke.