Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3261 m
Top of the chute was wind loaded. We discussed that it might slide, but decided that it would be manageable, given the terrain below. The slide ran down the chute and eventually stopped on the apron, probably about 500ft.