Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 76 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2682 m
I came up into Steep Hollow to view evidence of a fairly extensive natural avalanche cycle, which occurred during the 1-1-10 storm.
The avalanche took out the very bottom of a couple thin chutes and wrapped around a rock outcropping. It stepped down into November facets, and was a dangerous avalanche...
I'm glad the substantial debris stopped before it hit the area where it looks like riders were hanging out in the path...The avalanche ran right next to many fresh snowmobile tracks, which went about half way up a prominent gully right next to the avalanche.
I'm sure someone has an interesting story from this, and I'd love to hear it sometime....