Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Had a great morning of skiing in upper Meadows with no signs of instabilities and very little wind effect from yesterday's strong winds. On our exit, partner & I stopped before the steep roll below "Wheels Up", being this rolls to about 38 degrees. We were expecting this would slough if I skied it. Assessing it would probably be a manageable slough, I skied it and a few turns in, soft slab broke out much wider than I expected. Partner radioed me to cut left and I was able to ski off of it without incident. Had I stayed fall-line, it probably would have knocked me down and taken me for a ride, although a full burial would have been unlikely.
There was a defined crown about a foot deep, maybe 100' wide. Bed surface was a sun crust, which was not surprising given the aspect.
No pics as we were running late. My assessment was off and potentially dangerous. Lesson learned!