Avalanche

Avalanche: 3rd Sister

Al-Chokhachy, AlderLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
107 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2560 m

Today (Sunday Feb 14) we skied more ridge lines and S aspects, but triggered another, larger, slide remotely (first 4 photos--all in sun)

From the top of the Sisters, we could see plenty of natural activity on E and N aspects. Some were clearly just in the new snow, some clearly stepping down into deeper layers. Many running on surprisingly low-angle terrain.

Crazy year!