Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 34°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 25 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2591 m
It was very easy to trigger slides today. This was one of four slides triggered in the same area. NE 8500 ft. Slope angle was in the 34-38 degree range for all of them. They ran between 100-200 ft vertical varying in width from 40- 100 ft. These ran on Tuesday/Wednesday old snow surface. There is a slippery crust 3-4 inches below the old snow surface. The initial slide broke above the ski cut resulting in a short ride at the top of the slide. All the other slides broke at the ski cut. The skier was able to dig out by hand.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1