Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 39°
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Slab
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2896 m
Quite warm temperatures and little air movement caused Southerly aspects' new snow to start moving by midday. Many areas of wet-loose activity under rock bands and on steep rollovers.
Despite this rapid warming the 4-6" of new snow generally posed little risk. However, skiing solar slopes over ~38 degrees produced enough energy to connect small sections into wet slabs. The hard M/F crust surface underneath allowed wet debris to run the length of steeper slopes and lethargically stack up into 2-5' piles, depending on terrain.
Though these pieces are easy to ski-cut, get off of or outrun, they could prove hazardous to an unsuspecting party who gets pushed through obstacles by high-density debris.