Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Great viewing conditions from Reed and Benson ridge of many skier triggered avalanches.
I intentionally triggered the slide shown, but I was being over zealous and in hindsight it was not a well thought out decision. Many visible slides were propagating up to a couple hundred feet wide and given the funneling nature of the terrain where we were skiing, the wiser decision would have been to avoid the steepest sections and enjoy the fantastic skiing more safely.