Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 183 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 457 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
Scary example of Persistent Weak layers we've been talking about since early Feb. Exact weakness is unknown, but this one took out a significant amount of old snow. triggered in a thinner snowpack area near Ridge on an ENE facing slope that approached 40 degrees and averaged 35 degrees. Slab was 2-5 feet deep and appx. 600 YARDS wide. Slide ran about 1500 vertical feet. Thanks to Pat Lambrose for this observation.