Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 33°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 9 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Slab Thickness
- 13 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2957 m
Not a big slide by any stretch of the imagination. Occurred along the traverse from Cardiff Bowl towards East Hellgate (looks to be called the Hangnail on the WBS site), reported to Alta Central out of an abundance of caution. Looked like the NE/E wind had crossloaded a little terrain feature, ski cut the top of it and it went. Hand pits on the way up revealed a density inversion in the top several inches of snow, thinking from wind, but maybe the tail end of the storm came in a little heavier. This was the only layer that was reactive. Otherwise was able to isolate a column, and the storm snow from yesterday seemed to be settling and bonding ok with the old surface crust.
No photo, flat light and low clouds.