Avalanche

Avalanche: Lackawaxen Lake

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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3139 m

I ski cut the wind loaded face of Lackawaxen at the exit from the gravity traverse from Brighton. The slab was very sensitive and ran full length. No other ski tracks or avalanches were observed in the Lackawaxen bowl.