Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 8 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 6 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 18 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2621 m
My partner and I were doing a quick lap on Short Swing last night when we triggered a very small wind slab not far off the skin track. I thought it was just excessive sluffing at first, but when I stopped and looked up I could see the small crown. It only ran about 15 feet as it was a small, isolated steeper section that quickly got flatter, but it was surprising given how many tracks were around us.