Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 28°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 3 m
- Weak Layer
- Wet grains
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 21 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 36 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2438 m
While skiing down a slope on the backside of beaver, my partner and I stopped to evaluate the terrain. We decided to descend the next open pitch one at a time. They went first and when they got to the bottom I began descending. While descending, I suddenly noticed that there were signs of snow removed and carried to a debris pile by a previous avalanche (about 10 feet across and 70 vertical feet). I stopped when I made this observation and then saw an avalanche right next to me about 8 feet across move down the slope and stop where the slope of the terrain became more gradual. The avalanche was a thick, slow flowing slab. The slope appeared to be no more than 25 to 30 degrees although a measurement was not taken. The sun had came out a few hours ago and was heating up this open East/Southeast facing slope.