Quick report
- Cracking
- widespread
The interface seemed to have occurred on an old sun or wind crust interface/surface. Crown was about 12 inches thick. Avalanche occurred on a slope around 37 degrees with a SW aspect and included all the new snow of the past few days. There were no signs of significant wind slab formation on the surface, and snow was fairly unaffected during first couple turns. No signs of any activity while skiing S slopes all day. When dropping into the chute cracks shot out ahead of me. Crown was about 12” thick and 80’ wide, wrapping around the top bowl of the chute.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 25
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
Avalanche
- Size
- D2 R2
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- SW
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 6200 ft
Cracks shot out ahead of the rider as they entered the chute. The slide failed on a crust buried 12" below the surface. The slide involved all of the new snow from the past few days. The individual anchored themselves to a tree as they felt the avalanche beginning to slide. They were not caught or carried and subsequently skied the bed surface down to the toe of the debris. There were no signs of significant wind slab formation on the surface, and snow was fairly unaffected during the first couple of turns—no signs of any activity while skiing S slopes all day.