Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2804 m
The picture below shows a hard slab that released on a steep north facing slope at about 9200 feet. The fracture occurred as I traversed across a wind loaded slope and propagated in front of me for at least 30 feet. The 1 foot deep slab released and slid an hundred feet or so but did not step down into lower layers.