Avalanche

Avalanche: Grizzly Gulch

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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
12 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
23 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

noticed this new small slide in between laps. 1 track going down skiers left side, might not have even noticed. saw another very similar small slide in same area, just 1000' west. Slide was very similar, same elevation, aspect, etc. but slightly larger 50' wide x 1' deep. running 100' vertically. Both crowns was just below exposed rocks/ guestimate 40 degrees.

up grizzly gultch, on the east bowl ridgeline (davenport side) was able to jump on some test slopes was able to pop a few very small wind slabs. the aspect was SW and it was on the ridge. 5-10' cracking was also noted in same areas. no other signs of instability.

up till 3 pm sun started to break out around 1, s facing is getting soggy @ 9000 feet and below. wind appeared to be mostly from se.