Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 6 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 12 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 36 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2256 m
I saw the fracture from some distance a few minutes after it occurred. Two skiers accessing the backcountry from Beaver Mountain triggered the slide near a steep, rocky outcrop, while attempting to boot pack from No Name to Peterson. As a footnote. Although the slide was small, the slope emptied into a terrain trap. The skiers then proceeded down the narrow hollow and undercut similar slopes to the one they just slid. Without shovels, beacons, and knowledge, these skiers, in my opinion, were rather lucky to make it safely to the Franklin Basin Road. Glad they did.