Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 24 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2713 m
Before the storm even really got going this morning, I triggered this wind slab avalanche from the flats on the ridge.... Cracks propagated from my skis down into the slope below me as the slab failed. It was very sensitive. Even though this was not a very large avalanche it ran far, entrained a fair amount of sugary or faceted snow, and would have been a very dangerous or deadly ride if you got caught..