Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 34°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 213 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2865 m
Went to Powder Park this morning for some safe, low angle skiing and happened upon this. Crown ranged from 2 feet to 7 feet at the deepest point. Some very large chunks of rock hard snow slid down 30-40 feet and the smaller stuff slid a couple hundred feet into the trees. Not sure the peaks name but it was on the North face of the peak between Powder Park and Desolation Lake. Broke to the ground and seems to have happened late in the previous snow since the slide layer didn't have much new snow. Looks to me like wind blown snow overloaded the sugary snow at the ground off she went.
As you can see the crown is well above my head and I am 6'2" tall.