Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 76 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 152 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
Maximum crown depth was 5' where it was wind loaded on a very steep part of the slope. Towards the right flank the crown thinned out to about a foot, involving only recent storm snow. This slope appeared to be cross loaded. The avalanche most likely occurred during the strong NE wind event on the night of Friday 3/7 or the early morning of Saturday 3/8. Strong NE winds cross loaded the slope and a hard slab developed, and subsequently failed on a buried layer of faceted snow.