Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- South
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3353 m
I triggered a wet slab avalanche on the south face of Superior at around 12:30 on 3/6/15. I skied ahead of the slide and off to the side to a safe location. 3 other skiers were watching from above, prepared. However, nobody was carried or buried by the slide.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1