Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 46 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2926 m
While ascending the west ridge of 10,420' my partner remotely triggered a slab on a rollover near the trail. The area is a bench on the ridge and has a steep 30-40deg slope that is consistently wind loaded. The slide started about 30' from the ridge, downslope a bit.