Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3018 m
Depth at crown was around 45cm, maybe a bit more in loaded areas. Estimated width, but was sizeable - couple hundred feet. The crown and propagation carried along the NE ridgeline.
Came across the slide while placing skinner and it likely ran during the high PI rates mid morning. Impressive to be out during that event.
From 09-1300 .75 SWE and 10" of snow. The 5" hour with some south winds likely tipped the scale.
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Steep featured terrain was reacting to ski cuts until early afternoon with soft slabs propagating and packing a punch in some areas.