Avalanche

Avalanche: Rock & Roll

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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3292 m

Planned ski cut yielded expected results on windloaded east shoulder of Rock & Roll entrance. Slab initiated at the shoulder, propagated through the start zone on the old bed surface, flushing last wednesday's new snow.