Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 39°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2499 m
Low elevation terrain with old snow is now part of the game. Not a huge avalanche path, but this slide piled up 5' of debris right onto a road cut (terrain trap) and could bury a rider very deeply. In fact, a very close call occurred here on February 9, 2019. Recap HERE