Avalanche

Avalanche: Hogum

Nico S, Greg HSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Intentional ski cuts in small wind loaded terrain yielded multiple small avalanches. Consistently saw poor snow structure on higher east face aspects. Both hard and soft wind slabs that ran on the feb 7 crust. Seems steep east facing lines should be approached with caution