Avalanche

Avalanche: Wolverine Cirque

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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
18 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

This slide was south of stupid chute. Windslab was bit stubborn but not quite enough glue. Slab fist minus hard, West facing loaded from tricky east winds. We figured this might go on ridge test slope (tree well with a micro wind slab)