Avalanche

Avalanche: Superior

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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
274 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3414 m

top of superior at 9am, slope cut at one of top chutes released a 3 inch wind slab. skier controlled situation, snow ran to where most of the older debris from yesterday ended up. Slid on the old slick surface, text book wind slab. daytime heating could have helped the propagation, wouldnt have wanted to ski any later. Snow was good all the way to the road surprisingly.