Avalanche

Avalanche: West Willow

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Avalanche

Slab Width
457 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Skinning up west willow ridge line I remotely triggered the entire west willow aera as well as the east slope on the back side of bear trap. I didn't get a good look at it but it appeared to have stepped down. Leaving a mostly snow free slope. I was on the other side of the ridge in trees when I remotely triggered the slide from over 30 feet away.