Avalanche

Avalanche: Neeley Bowl

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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

The top of the slope had been stripped by the recent NW winds and had lots of bushes showing. The SE winds from last night have started to fill it back in and windslabs exist along the top of most of the bowl. I skied over this intentionally, the windslab was harder than expected with zero ski penetration on top of the slab, it wasn't till I was further down and made a hard jump turn that it fractured.