Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 76 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 107 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Judging from tracks, it appears that some riders working their way up the drainage and triggered this avalanche from below. It doesn't look like anyone was caught.
The average depth of the fracture line was around 3.5 feet deep but was up to near 6 feet at the deepest location.