Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 53 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2499 m
This avalanche was remotely triggered late yesterday. I was triggering widespread collapsing and shooting cracks in the area today...
The avalanche ran through the forest below the cliff band where it initiated, staining soft chunks of heavy snow through the tight trees below...
The crown, mostly consisting of drifted new snow averaged around 18 inches deep and was around 175 feet wide. The avalanche failed on sugary faceted snow near the ground.
I'd hate to be caught in even a small avalanche like this one. This slope is not one I'd think of as an avalanche path...