Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3231 m
The strong winds from last week overloaded this very shallow southeast facing slope where large facets are both above and below an old heat crust. This crust might be allowing the slab to be supported until someone collapses the slope taking the crust with it?