Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 41 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
Prior to remotely triggering both slides, the four of us dug into what was seemingly representative terrain, with three of the four ECT tests showing no results (ECTN). One of the tests elicited an ECTP27 into old pre-Christmas faceted snow.
Demonstrates that test results are only a single tool in the tool box in assessing slope stability and certainly far inferior to the other red flag clues.
photos: Bo Torrey