Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- Ground Interface
- Vertical Fall
- 91 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Repeater
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2530 m
Came upon this repeater at about 11:30 while attempting to transit between Soapstone and areas south of Mill Hollow. While much of it went the first time a couple days ago, the new snow apeared to have ripped additional large sections of slope south and north of the old slide, to the ground. The mess looked very fresh; I assume this was remotely triggered by a rider.
Probably the most interesting (unsettling?) thing about this was the number of parties that buzzed along under a few hundred feet of crown with lots and lots of detached blocks and hangfire above them. While we ate lunch we watched a couple of them, including one party with kids (!), stop directly below the blocks and hangfire while they negotiated the fresh debris pile blocking the road one at a time. We said no thanks that action and headed back to the soapstone meadows.