Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 274 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1
Our group was in Upper Days. I dropped in first on an east facing slope and made 3 turns and I felt the snow collapse and crack off to my right above me and it had cracked below me and to my left. I pulled my airbag and was carried about 800-1000ft. I was only partially buried to my waist due to my airbag and didn't sustain any injuries from being carried.
This avalanche started on the edge of Upper days and propagated through to Two Dogs. The crowns were between 18" and over 4' in some areas between 800-1,000ft wide. The slides ran between 1,000-1,500 ft.