Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 28 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2438 m
While skiing a steep east facing slope (about 38 degrees) at 8000 ft, an avalanche broke loose slightly in front of my skis. I was able to avoid getting caught by "pointing my skis" and outrunning the slide then skiing off to the side of the avalanche. The avalanche was approximately 40 feet wide, 1 foot deep and run for about 400 vertical feet. The slide consisted of storm snow and likely failed at the new snow/old snow interface. See video URL.