Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2804 m
Small storm slab (8" deep x 25' wide) triggered on first lap in the football field as I stopped short of the steep pitches of the meadow chutes. The Avalanche initiated below my skis as I came to a stop where the pitch steepens to >35 degrees. This small avalanche ran ~100' into trees below. On my final lap, I stopped short of the steep rollover and again a storm slab initiated below me, this one however was quite a bit larger than the previous avalanche (pictured below). I would estimate that it was 100-150' wide and 8" deep. This failed at the new/old snow interface. The connectivity/propagation around a micro ridge feature definitely got my attention. I included a screenshot of the location of the first avalanche noted. Seems like >35 degrees was the tipping point in this location as up higher in the slightly lower angle terrain, I didn't observe avalanche activity