Avalanche

Avalanche: Salt Lake

ChesterSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
34°

Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
38 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Pretty wintery in the am. I was looking for windslabs. Weather shifted gears sun came out. My mind did not. I was looking for windslab dragons. Ski cut this out intentionally but different dragon than I thought.

Our party Triggered 3 separate slides in this area. Another party triddered one too. All the same, All slow movers 3-4" deep, nne facing, moved 6 mph. Storm slab, old snow new snow interface, old snow being cooked yesterday afternoon and and even though it was warm boonded poorly to the new slab from last night/today.sun was out for 30 minutes, enough to unglue it all on this thin storm slab. South side back was interesting, lots of 2" deep "micro" slide storm slabs triggered. Sizeable slide noted s side superior and n side of flagstaff (100' wide, ran 400'. ) No rollerballs pinwheels noted at our 2 PM exit.