Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 6 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 53 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3109 m
Slide remotely triggered from a short distance. Broke about 8" deep, then gouged deeper as it went down the slopes, entraining more snow. Both slab and weak layer were fist hardness.
Looking down the slide path - note rocks in middle. While debris may not have been deep enough to bury a person, a ride across the rocks would have been bad.