Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2713 m
Noticed this avalanche coming down off the ridge today. Broke unusually low on the slope. One track in and one track out. Not sure of date of the avalanche but it was probably Tuesday as the slab was all of the recent snow from last two storms (12-14" at Canyons). Quick hand pit at bottom of the slope showed some facets below storm snow on top of a very thin wind crust. Photo below from student's (Nate) I-Phone.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1