Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Mac

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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Skinning up out of the Peak 5 gate at Canyons we saw a small wind slab had slid on the steeper side of Big Mac. Looked to have happened earlier today, would've been before 1:30. Tracks in and out and it didn't run far but definitely could've knocked someone off their feet. We could feel the wind loading on our runs but it felt stable in the slightly lower angle shots we opted for.