Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 18 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 38 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2865 m
An obvious wind loaded slope with a very dense deep hard slab along the ridge. The slide propagated mid/upper slope as I delicately searched for the trigger point, which required very little help by a soft ski stomp. The slide was very cohesive breaking apart into large chunky blocks which had rapid accelaration over the rock cliffs and ran into the trees below. The crown 40 feet below the ridge had stubborn slab hangfire still attached to the ridge top. A good sign that low angle skiing was in the near future!