Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 21 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
Skiier triggered hard wind slab. East aspect, approximately 75' wide, 40' tall, 6" crown at the top, 2ft in the middle. Triggered while skinning midway along the slab, approximately 35 degrees. Weak layer appeared to be a density change about 4" above a raincrust.
No signs of instability before collapsing. The slab propagated immediately above skiier and slid. The slab broke into large chunks, some 4ft in size.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1