Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 27 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Vertical Fall
- 213 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
I’m not quite sure if I remotely triggered this avalanche or if it occurred from a natural cornice drop right before I got there, but it was fresh, the conditions on the ridge were full on and visibility was poor. I could make out the debris pile in the bottom for a moment and it looked deep and large, I suspect it broke into old faceted snow at the roll over. This slope has also avalanched a few times this year and had a thin faceted snowpack that was getting heavily wind loaded.