Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 21 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 12 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Triggered a small slide toward the top of the north ridge of Dry Canyon. We noticed a lot of wind loading on a small, low consequence slope, so I decided to see if I could get it to slide. It took 2 stomps and it broke about 75 feet wide, 18" thick, and slid maybe 30 or 40 feet.