Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 381 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
Throughout the day, I experienced many soft snow storm slab avalanches. All of which, broke below my skis, propagated outward on a 45 degree angle, 10-20 feet wide and ran 2/3 track. We decided to exit days via the Hallway and knew that we would probably be able to get some of it to slide. We did not think it would go quite as big/long. Aaron cut in, skied and got to a safe spot without anything going. I thought that I would try a little farther out on the roll. I was thinking that there was probably a 50/50 chance I could get the slope to go. So I skied with that thought in mind. On the third turn in, I saw it crack and pulled off to the side quick. I was surprised it cracked out so far, but the jangled cliffs probably helped with weakness in the snow. The avalanche slammed off the far wall of the chute like a ramp and ran halfway out the Tube. The video shows it all. Picture of the crown.