Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Dry Loose
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2865 m
I triggered this with a pretty fast edged turn at about 12:15 on Sunday, April 8, 1012. I rode it standing up until escaping to skier's right below second clump of trees. Initial slough was in loose new snow from end of last week; simultaneously with the step out to the skier's right, probably caused by a very hard edge check, I believe the slough may have stepped down. The flow that I was riding became more chunky and you can just make out a little ledge clear across at that pointg. 2 photos attached. First is from top of Saddleback Lift; Second is from top of Tombstone Lift. Both were taken on Monday morning and are contrast enhanced to show detail. I reported immediately to Patrol to the effect that I was only person in the zone and I was, and still am, OK.
Incident
- Number Carried
- 1