Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 762 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 213 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 41 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Remotely Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3078 m
We triggered this slide remotely after we experienced a collapse while walking the flat, safe part of the ridge above. We initiated it about 400 yards west of the top of the West Bowl in Silver Fork. It propagated back toward the West Bowl as well as propagating past Two Dogs to the west. This thing was massive, measured at a half mile wide. This was the biggest avalanche I've ever triggered in Days Fork.
Photo below shows the avalanche taking out the "safe up track" back up to the Cottonwood ridge line.
The 'Before' Shot. One of the reasons why we're out there.