Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 76 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 51 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2835 m
Triggered a slide off of the north ridge of Murdock at the head of Todd's Bowl while skiing down the relatively safe north ridge. I could not get close enough to inspect the slide but like everywhere else in the Wasatch it was house of cards before the snow started last weekend (see photo of pit from Friday 12/22/2017). The photos don't show it but the entire slope is fractured from the summit all the way along the ridge.
Red flags were evident all day long by the collapsing and propagating cracks.