Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 31°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 38 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
Triggered this small slide remotely when approaching from a ridge. The slide path is very low angle (31*) but had a very weak snowpack typical of north facing mid elevation slopes and gets very heavily loaded from south winds. I would expect that there are many slopes with a similar setup.
Photos show the slide and a picture of the pit. I doesn't take a degree in snow nerd to see how bad the setup is.