Avalanche

Avalanche: Naomi Trail

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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
38 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Powsurfer trigger. Rider was aware of the fracture about 50 ft downslope and straightlined thru and out of the path. Slide ran the length of the slope, piling up a few feet deep at the bottom.