Quick report
No prior signs of instability. 2-5" of new cold snow that was just starting to see solar and warm up. Refreeze was good. Wind was sporadic, but capable of moving snow. Some large cornice cracks off the ridge from cornices overhanging E Face Gothic
Avalanche
- Size
- D1
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- S
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 12400 ft
Triggered a D1 wind slab about 4" deep and 30'x10' on an ATL south/southwest slope in the west summit bowl of Gothic. Slid about 400' vertical. Third skier down the slope triggered the slide. Skier 1 and 2 cut the margins of the slab with their tracks. Some sloughing below the windslab was experienced as well.