Avalanche

Avalanche: Miller Bowl

Eric and Amy FlygareLogan
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Quick report

Slope Angle
42°

Avalanche

Slab Width
3 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2682 m

We made it up for a day of incredible of riding at the Grove. The North facing aspects held very good snow through the day. All other slopes that caught sun warmed up quickly and became saturated. We broke loose one 10 foot wide slab on a 40+ degree slope at around 8800 feet (first picture below). Stability was good on all slopes other than expected dry sluffs on steep East and North facing slopes.