Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 6 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 6 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 13 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2957 m
Due to the strong west and southwest winds I was expecting a wind slab from the new snow on this northeast aspect. I found exactly what I was looking for with a hard ski cut being able to trigger a small wind slab of new snow that had not bound to the old snow surface.
Our first run was more east facing and did not have the wind slab on it that the more northeast aspect had.
Close viewing of the photos can see the subtle roll over I was able to trigger the slide on with my ski cut. The slide ran slow and only about 20M past where the photo was taken.