Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 33°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 24 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 25 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- South
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Triggered this Wind Slab (See Photo 1) when skiing down, saw the crack and skied off to rider's right with no incident. By 1130, ESE and S facing slopes with angles > 25 degrees were beginning to pick up Solar/Heat. They were damp about 5 cm down, and it appeared that this may have helped contribute to the reactivity of these lingering Wind Slabs. This was just one where we were able to initiate cracking and subsequent Slabs that were Pencil Plus in Hand Hardness. There was also evidence that there had been a much larger Wind Slab that had run in the steep gully/gut of the Big Daddy's within the past 48 hours. See Photo 2.
On top of this, widespread Loose Wet was observed on Steep ESE, S and SSW as noted by small roller balls.