Avalanche

Avalanche: Evergreen Ridge

Kobernik-KendallSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Spoke with a skier that remotely triggered this avalanche earlier in the day. We viewed it as we were exiting the area. As with the avalanche that we triggered, it is hard to tell whether the most recent near surface facets failed or if it was just a poor bond to the old snow surface or yet, a slight weakness within the first 1cm of the new snow.