Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 21 m
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Stomped on a large convex opening while anchored to a tree. A sizeable wind slab broke and ran a couple of hundred feet down to the apron. Easily large enough to seriously injure someone or possibly bury them.
Quite a few people were riding the area unaware of risks or without avalanche gear.