Avalanche

Avalanche: 10420

Michael JanulaitisSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

I set this little slide off on a high altitude ENE roll over on 10420. This was a soft slab avalanche that ran on near surfaces facets that formed prior to the last storm cycle. The facets were between 1 and 1.5 mm in size.