Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 32°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 5 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 91 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2560 m
While doing a connector lap, I was skiing down a pretty benign-seeming slope, maybe 31-32 degrees at its steepest, when I felt and heard a wave of snow behind me, touching my butt and backpack. I was able to ski to the side. We were surprised to see this much touchiness at that low elevation (sub 8500') and on terrain that wasn't that steep. This dry loose avalanche had a lot of weight to it and ran about 300.'
Also of note were widespread avalanches occurring in the Main Gobblers area. We counted 5 parties, 2 skin tracks overtop debris, and large scale dry loose debris from most of the drainages and ski runs. Main Gobblers slide was maybe 50' wide and long running. We could also see a slide in the distance down Davis Gulch. I'm assuming these were skier triggered and that people with more info will report.
Sorry, no photos.