Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Stiff southwest wind loaded east bowl just above the saddle from grizzly side. Got many collapses and cracks on the skin and a couple whoompfs. I just barely touched the top of the slope with my ski and the whole thing went 100 ft wide and 2to 8inches deep. It ran down the gully out of sight. We decided to ski back into grizzly and avoid the loaded slopes.
Thanks to Andrew Chandler for the photos! Third photo is a different slide from lower on the slope, near creek bottom.