Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3200 m
Unintentional skier triggered slide. North aspect of Sunset peak - approx 10,500'- approx 35 degrees- 100' wide- 12" crown with recent new snow running on previous hard surface- running approx 500' vertical feet to Lake Catherine- 4th skier on the slope- (second lap of 2 skiers) although 10 other tracks in close proximity (see photo)- nothing previously moving- skier able to ski out of slide and finish run