Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 183 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 91 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
Big Naturals went on the east side of the ridge adjacent to the lake. Skied down the low angle ridge it and triggered another really large slide in between the slides. Notice the crown in the 2nd photo (looking south) is not present in the first photo (looking north).
Also got a look at another faint crown on the some more aggressive terrain on Desolation peak, from afar, which is pictured between the aspens. The final photos show the 3 slides. the two outer ones being naturals and the middle one I triggered remotely probably 200 feet away, hard to say as I didn't watch it happen. All of these slides failed on facets and were big chunky wind slabs. NE/ E seemed to be quite loaded.
Hope everyone keeps it cool when the sun comes out, these are large heavyweight pwl avalanches.. Also notice the toe of the slide went all the way to the lake. Yikes.