Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 305 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 137 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2957 m
Witnessed an older crown on the skiers left of Davis Gulch. The crown was recently blown in by Friday's storm snow, and was remarked as having been seen on Thursday of this past week. The Wed/Thurs 1/24>1/25 wind event likely the culprit. I find this observation especially interesting as most of the avalanche action has been on Northeast to East facing terrain, but this slide was on a West to Northwest slide with severe consequence.
This slide to me indicates that our problems are not only on the reported NE and E facing slides but also on these newly formed westerly and northwesterly wind loaded slopes. In my mind the danger rose is now back up to considerable up in the alpine on all slopes NE, N, and NW.