Avalanche

Avalanche: Tony Grove

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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
12 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
41 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2621 m

We rode several areas in the Tony Grove area today. The first area we rode was this small East facing slope at about 8600 ft. There was obvious wind loading along the ridgeline and we expected it to slide a bit. We ran into similar situations on other slopes with similar aspect and wind loading. The newly loaded snow was rather sensitive and we had a lot of shooting cracks and small slides along ridgelines. We stayed on mellow terrain the rest of the day and enjoyed the new snow.