Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- Surface Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 13 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Extremely windy conditions everywhere in Mineral. Found the only shelter and unaffected snow in the due north trees. Scooted a bit to the northwest low on the decent and triggered slide. While I could not ski off the slab, I was not carried more than a few feet, yet the bulk of the activity to my left continued a few hundred feet downslope. Only myself to blame here - knowing the top few inches was potentially reactive off of the due north, I attempted anyway to travel a bit more west.. whoops. No photos.
Also noted two naturals on the same layer across the canyon down low in Mongo No, appeared to be 1-3' , 50' wide, 100' vert.
Our snow pit at 9.500 N 40 degrees showed no results on ECT. 125 cm depth.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1