Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Remotely triggered slide (from a distance), most likely failing on faceted snow near and ice crust that was buried by Tuesday's new snow.
Not a major problem in this terrain, BUT this slide is a heads up with a big storm coming this weekend. If the weak layer under the new snow is causing remotely triggered avalanches with only 6-8 inches of new snow on top of it, then it certainly will make avalanches with an additional two feet of snow.