Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 183 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Pretty large slide in west monitor on the more NE facing right side. Buddy dropped in and it ripped out on his 2nd turn, he was able to pin it left and get out of the way. Ran on october facets and took the rest of the pack with it, 18-24" deep. 800' or so vert all the way into the flats
We all knew the forecast, snowpack, weather history, etc just simple poor decision making - had a bit too much confidence after seeing what people got away with riding yesterday and kind of ignored the problem that was obviously still there. Made it back for thanksgiving dinner and had a great learning experience for all.
[Forecaster Comment: Thank you for the write up and observation.]
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1