Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- Surface Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 56 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3078 m
Here's a little more information on the small avalanche Ted & I found in Superbowl. The surface hoar is still in play in some areas.
Ted walks us through a shovel shear and compression test near the crown.
After the initial failure at the ground in our ECT, we noted a second failure plain in the mid-pack. Upon further investigation, we discovered a folded over buried surface hoar layer was the weakness associated with this avalanche.