Avalanche

Avalanche: Brighton Perimeter

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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2652 m

got10' shooting cracks right away today so decided to stomp around.

On short test slopes I intentionally triggering 3 very small wind slabs that ran 2'-10' vertical. fairly low in drainage all NE.

I decided to keep it below 30 and left early.

gust to 30s. Good etch a sketch conditions

old tracks well covered, 30 min old skinner 90% refill low in drainage.

for tommorow I would assume surface facets did not get destroyed by wind, wind slabs will be touchy and bigger.